# N985BY: 1986 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2014-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-90021
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1986
- Certificate issued: January 21, 1987
- Last registry action: July 10, 1997
- Mode S code: ADBDE7
- Owner when cancelled: [Linscott Joan B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINSCOTT%20JOAN%20B)
- Location: [Kentfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Kentfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9438° N, 122.5531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94904, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985BY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=985BY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985BY-2014-12-18

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 LAX89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA101), Jan 31, 1989: Piper PA-28-181 (N985BY), Novato, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19890130001639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890130001639A), Jan 30, 1989: Piper PA28181 (N985BY), Novato, CA, Destroyed. Turning off runway engine quit, tried to restart, engine backfired and caught fire. Unable to draw in fire. Burned.

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