# N2185A: 1978 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2017-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44-7995089
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 1978
- Last registry action: March 1, 2017
- Mode S code: A1DA42
- Location: [Bloomburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bloomburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1548° N, 94.0624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75556, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2185A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2185A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2185A-2017-05-17

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 Piper PA-44-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX190), Dec 8, 1995: ROD ASSY. BOLT MISSING. DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ATTEMPT, WHEN THROTTLE ADVANCED, ACFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT AND VIBRATE. TAKEOFF ABANDONED AS ACFT DEPARTED RUNWAY WITH FULL RT RUDDE

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 20000406014819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000406014819I), Apr 6, 2000: Piper PA44180 (N2185A), Van Nuys, CA. (-23) 4/06/00 @ 2121 Hrs upon approach to Van Nuys Airport, the left main gear green light did not illuminate. Pilot switched light bulbs and found bulb ok.…
- [Incident 19951201042949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951201042949I), Dec 1, 1995: Piper PA44180 (N2185A), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on 12-01-95, a Piper seminole aircraft (PA-44-180), made a normal landing at Livermore, California (lvk). After touchdown the pilot initiated…
- [Incident 19920816036089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816036089I), Aug 16, 1992: Piper PA44180 (N2185A), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit on pleasure flight. Landed safely. Investigation revealed fire occurred at the battery.

## Other aircraft with N2185A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2185A): Vans RV-12IS, S/N 12134, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1956-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2185A-1956-10-03): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-602. Owner: [Salinas Aviation Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SALINAS%20AVIATION%20CLUB), [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)

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