# N6185P: 1959 Piper PA-24-180, registration cancelled 2014-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 24-1287
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1959
- Certificate issued: December 16, 1992
- Last registry action: January 4, 2002
- Mode S code: A80F8B
- Owners when cancelled: [Myers John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MYERS%20JOHN%20C), [Colwell Clare R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLWELL%20CLARE%20R)
- Location: [Gaylord, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Gaylord)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9981° N, 84.6704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49735, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6185P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6185P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6185P-2014-10-29

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-24-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180.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 CHI93FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA054), Dec 19, 1992: Piper PA-24-180 (N6185P), Gaylord, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND EXCEEDED THE AIRPLANE'S DESIGN STRESS LIMITS.

## 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 19921219050939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921219050939A), Dec 19, 1992: Piper PA24180 (N6185P), Gaylord, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Reported icing on climb to cruise. Broke up in air. AIRMET on icing in area. Snow,freezing rain. No deice equipment

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