# N28721: Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2019-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 44-7995296
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 18, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 10, 2014
- Last registry action: July 17, 2017
- Mode S code: A2EAB4
- Owner when cancelled: [Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLSBORO%20AERO%20ACADEMY%20LLC)
- Location: [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5692° N, 122.9472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97124, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28721
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28721
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28721-2019-04-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (4)

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

- [SDR 8HBR20170714007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/8HBR20170714007), Jul 12, 2017: TRUNNION. CRACKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION ASSEMBLY CRACKED.
- [SDR 2005FA0000743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000743), May 5, 2005: CRANKSHAFT. FRACTURED. RT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, THEN STOPPED AND WENT INTO FEATHER. AC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS ROT
- [SDR FK62003F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FK62003F00000), Mar 11, 2003: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. AIRCRAFT WAS TRIMMED FOR NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE FOR SLOW FLIGHT TRAINING. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TRIM NOSE DOWN, WHEN HE NOTICED LOOSE CABLE ACCUMULATING AROUND TRIM WH
- [SDR 20000627SH005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000627SH005), May 9, 2000: MOUNT. BROKEN. DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND LT ENGINE MOUNT CRACKED AND BROKEN. FAILURE WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER OUTBOARD LORD MOUNT LOCATION. TUBULAR MEMB

## 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 20170929016589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170929016589I), Sep 29, 2017: Piper PA-44-180 (N28721), Madras, OR, Minor damage. Student practicing single engine approaches. Student delayed gear extension on downwind. On base student decided to put flaps in. Instructor began a lengthy…
- [Incident 20151001016239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151001016239I), Oct 1, 2015: Piper PA-44-180 (N28721), Hillsboro, OR, Minor damage. After takeoff from hio the student pilot who was not qulified/endorsed for multi-engine moved the landing gear handle and retracted the landing gear. The…

## Other aircraft with N28721

- [Cancelled 1971-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28721-1971-12-07): Luscombe 8C, S/N 1482. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Flying D Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20D%20INC), [Rochester, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Rochester)

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