# N853ND: Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 1997-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 4495007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 28, 1993
- Last registry action: December 18, 1996
- Mode S code: ABB3AD
- Owner when cancelled: [University Of North Dakota](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20NORTH%20DAKOTA)
- Location: [Grand Forks, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Grand%20Forks)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9215° N, 97.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N853ND
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=853ND
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N853ND-1997-02-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 CHI96LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA202), Jun 14, 1996: Piper PA-44 (N853ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor pilot used an improper procedure when he demonstrated a rejected takeoff and he misjudged the flare.
- [NTSB CHI95LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA043), Nov 22, 1994: Piper PA-44 (N853ND), Thief Rvr Falls, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a simulated forced landing. A factor in the accident is the student pilot's improper landing flare.

## 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.

- [Accident 19960614046379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960614046379A), Jun 14, 1996: N853ND, Grand Forks, ND, No damage. (-23) On 06/14/96 at 1830 CDT, PA44, N853ND, owned by unviversity of north dakota and flown by trevor blackmer, was substantially damaged during a dual…
- [Accident 19941122039139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941122039139A), Nov 22, 1994: Piper PA44180 (N853ND), Thief River Fal, MN, Substantial damage. Simulated single engine on takeoff. Student reduced power other engine failed flare. Landed hard. Damaged aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N853ND

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N853ND): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881369, built 2020

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