# N2181Q: 1974 Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 2014-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG0581
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1974
- Certificate issued: December 28, 1992
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A1D9C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Md Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MD%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Golden, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Golden)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7189° N, 105.2353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80401, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2181Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2181Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181Q-2014-09-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW94LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA088), Mar 1, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL DUE TO IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY REMOVE ICE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS AIRFRAME ICING.
- [NTSB DEN76ID013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76ID013), Aug 29, 1975: Cessna 177 (N2181Q), Loveland, CO, incident, minor damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC75FCJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ37), Nov 6, 1974: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Omaha, NE, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19940301003159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301003159A), Mar 1, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Stalled on initial climbout. Impacted off end runway. Aircraft was covered with ice. Failed remove ice prior flite.
- [Incident 19850207009359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850207009359I), Feb 7, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Salina, KS, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Previous history of collapse. Reason for retraction could not be determined.
- [Incident 19800506050999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506050999I), May 6, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Gear retracted during landing roll when student operated gear switch instead of flap switch.
- [Accident 19741106038219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741106038219A), Nov 6, 1974: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Plt sequenced for ldg could not distinguish the acft ahead frm city lights. Warning horn inop.

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