# N81EF: 1978 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2019-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 44-7995127
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1998
- Last registry action: May 12, 2015
- Mode S code: AB076D
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerosim Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSIM%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [Sanford, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sanford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7521° N, 81.2463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32773, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81EF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81EF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81EF-2019-02-27

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20180104000469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180104000469I), Jan 4, 2018: Piper PA-44-180 (N81EF), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Pilot returned to sfb and extended landing gear with indication that l/h MLG was not down and locked. They retracted landing gear and attempted to extend again…
- [Incident 19940903039469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903039469I), Sep 3, 1994: Piper PA44180 (N81EF), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. During ATP test flight nose gear collapsed on landing. Had normal down indication. Cause being investigated.
- [Incident 19900119032289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119032289I), Jan 19, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N81EF), Bunnell, FL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear while practicing landing. Landed gear up.

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