# N2197Z: 1979 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2008-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2008
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 44-7995293
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 16, 2003
- Last registry action: January 17, 2006
- Mode S code: A1DE56
- Owner when cancelled: [Pro Aire Cargo & Consulting Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRO%20AIRE%20CARGO%20%26%20CONSULTING%20INC)
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0234° N, 88.6238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54904, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2197Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2197Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2197Z-2008-01-03

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 (3)

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

- [SDR YBN2003F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YBN2003F00000), Feb 4, 2003: BEARING. DELAMINATED. NR 2 CONNECTING ROD BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE DELAMINATING. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION DURING AN OVERHAUL. TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE W
- [SDR 95ZZZX1892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1892), Mar 27, 1995: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND BOTH LOWER NOSE TRUNNION SUPPORT ANGLES SEVERELY CRACKED AT BOLT ATTACH POINTS DUE TO CONTINUED FLIGHT SCHOOL USAGE. THE POSSI
- [SDR 95ZZZX479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX479), Jan 8, 1995: LINK ASSY. PIN SHEARED. PIPER ISSUED NOSE GEAR MODIFICATION KIT NR 764-378V HAS TO CHANGE THE COTTER PIN IN THE LOWER NOSE GEAR LINK ASSY TO A LONGER SIZE. THE 424-051 COTTER PIN IS TO

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950104001639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950104001639I), Jan 4, 1995: Piper PA44180 (N2197Z), Mankato, MN, Minor damage. Narrative: during training flight, could not get a green light indicating the nose gear was down and locked after following emergency procedures the aircraft…
- [Incident 19910419017739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419017739I), Apr 19, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N2197Z), Mankato, MN, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Caused by failure of nose gear drag link bolt.

## Other aircraft with N2197Z

- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2197Z-1965-05-21): Cessna 180, S/N 18051297, built 1963. Owner: [Sky Harbor Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20HARBOR%20AIR%20SERVICE), [Cheyenne, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Cheyenne)

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