# N81609: Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 1990-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- 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: 448095022
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: AB2220
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81609
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81609
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81609-1990-02-22

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 MIA89LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA026), Nov 11, 1988: Piper PA-44-180 (N81609), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19881111050459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881111050459A), Nov 11, 1988: Piper PA44180 (N81609), St Petersburg-C, FL, Substantial damage. Allowed student to be low and slow on approach. Landed short and gear was severed after hitting runway lip.

## Other aircraft with N81609

- [Cancelled 2014-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81609-2014-10-14): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B5138, built 2014. Exported to China. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 2000-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81609-2000-02-09): Heavener Arthur A RAND ROBINSON KR-2, S/N 6881. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Heavener Arthur A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEAVENER%20ARTHUR%20A), [Shell Knob, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Shell%20Knob)
- [Cancelled 1965-06-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81609-1965-06-12): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-228, built 1945. Owner: [Cox Sky Ranch](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COX%20SKY%20RANCH), [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)

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