# N2231M: Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 1989-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 447995217
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1989
- Last registry action: January 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A1EEAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Flightsafety International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHTSAFETY%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2231M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2231M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2231M-1989-06-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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 MIA89FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA146), May 9, 1989: Piper PA-44-180 (N2231M), Fort Pierce, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), AND FAILURE OF THE CREW TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FROM…

## 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 19890509011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509011209A), May 9, 1989: Piper PA44180 (N2231M), Fort Pierce, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Observed in flat spin to water impact.

## Other aircraft with N2231M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2231M): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-975
- [Cancelled 1998-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2231M-1998-12-04): Ayres S2R-G10, S/N G10153. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Ayres Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYRES%20CORPORATION), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)

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