# N2185P: 1956 Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-794
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 16, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1986
- Last registry action: June 10, 1989
- Mode S code: A1DA4F
- Owner when cancelled: [Bain William S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAIN%20WILLIAM%20S)
- Location: [No Ft Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/No%20Ft%20Myers)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6820° N, 81.9088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33903, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2185P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2185P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2185P-2013-07-30

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-23: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 DCA87MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA010), Nov 6, 1986: Piper PA-23-150 (N2185P), Tampa, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19861106086971A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861106086971A), Nov 6, 1986: Piper PA23 (N2185P), Tampa, FL, Destroyed. Descended below dh on the ILS approach. Landed on a taxiway and struck a 727 N4743. Mistook taxiway for the runway.

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