# N46RJ: 1980 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2002-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 44-8195006
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 31, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1989
- Last registry action: January 4, 2002
- Mode S code: A598C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Avlease Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVLEASE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46RJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46RJ-2002-12-11

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

## 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 FTW92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA178), Jul 3, 1992: Piper PA-44-180 (N46RJ), Port Isabel, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO A FRACTURED CRANKSHAFT WHILE THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SECURED. FACTORS WERE THE DUAL STUDENTS FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT WHILE PERFORMING MANEUVERS AND THE…

## 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 19920703055259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703055259A), Jul 3, 1992: Piper PA44180 (N46RJ), Port Isabel, TX, Substantial damage. Lost left engine on VMC demo. Headed for airport,lost right engine. Left had carb icing. Right engine threw a rod.

## Other aircraft with N46RJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46RJ): Vans RV-12, S/N 120189, built 2014

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