# N2205Z: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1997-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287990401
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1990
- Last registry action: February 21, 1996
- Mode S code: A1E420
- Owner when cancelled: [Enterprise Seven Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENTERPRISE%20SEVEN%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Harrisburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Harrisburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3235° N, 76.8882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17110, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2205Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2205Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2205Z-1997-10-28

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA97LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA055), Jan 1, 1997: Piper PA-28-181 (N2205Z), Florence, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ATL94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA033), Dec 27, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N2205Z), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION IN THAT HE FAILED TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO EXHAUSTING THE FUEL SUPPLY. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING SITE.

## 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.

- [Accident 19970101000049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970101000049A), Jan 1, 1997: Piper PA28181 (N2205Z), Florence, SC, Substantial damage. Lost power on ILS approach. Crashed residential area. Hit trees and house. Ran out of fuel. (-23) pilot stated that when on the ILS approach to runway 09 at…
- [Accident 19931227047269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931227047269A), Dec 27, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N2205Z), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach to destination. Brushed tree tops and stall landed in a field. Collapsed gear. Fuel empty.

## Other aircraft with N2205Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2205Z): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-2068, built 2005

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