N157WM2002 Piper PA-44-180
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19828 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Yale Companies LLC DBA
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Indianapolis, IN
- Certificate issued
- Aug 30, 2022
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 31, 2002
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-44-180
- Year
- 2002
- Serial number
- 4496157
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A0E630
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O-360 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2022 – nowYale Companies LLC DBAIndianapolis, IN · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (8)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Wing, Attach Fittings | Jun 6, 2024 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Serial numbers per Piper Service Bulletin No. 1413, dated April 9, 2024 |
| 2015-26-08 | Rudder Control System | Jan 20, 2016 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-44-180 44-7995001–44-8195026; PA-44-180 4495001–4496377; PA-44-180 4496379; PA-44-180 4496380; PA-44-180 4496384–4496386; PA-44-180T 44-8107001–44-8207020 |
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-44-180) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; … |
| 2006-06-16 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and… | Apr 27, 2006 | Engine (O-360 SERIES)Only with: Engines manufactured new or rebuilt, overhauled, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (O-360 SERIES)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 2005-15-10 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-34-200T, PA-34-220T, PA-44-180, and PA-44-180T… | Aug 26, 2005 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-34-200T 34-7570002–34-8170092; PA-34-220T 34-8133002–3449278; PA-44-180 44-7995001–4496168; PA-44-180T 44-8107001–44-8207020; PA-34-220T 3449279–3449309; PA-44-180 4496169–4496190. Only with: Equipped with a model 91E92-1 or 91E93-1 aircraft heater fuel pump. |
| 2004-14-12 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Models PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP)… | Aug 10, 2004 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-161 2842026–2842180; PA-28-181 2843112–2843565; PA-28R-201 2844014–2844099; PA-32R-301 3246098–3246214; PA-32R-301T 3257028–3257327; PA-34-220T 3449042–3449292; … |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine controls · control cable · stuckApr 27, 2010
(JX8S) IN CRUISE FLIGHT RT THROTTLE CONTROL BECAME STUCK DURING POWER REDUCTION. THE CONTROL TENSION WAS IMMEDIATELY CHECK /REDUCED BY MOVING FRICTION HANDLE. NO CHANGE NOTED. THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AT 24 " MAP NO MOVEMENT IN EITHER DIRECTION OBTAINABLE. FLIGHT CREW LANDED ACFT UNEVENTFUL WITH…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · throttle cable · frozenJul 9, 2009
DURING FLIGHT TRAINING, RT THROTTLE CABLE FROZE JUST BELOW MID TRAVEL. PROP WAS FEATHERED AND ENG WAS SHUTDOWN FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX FOUND CABLE BOUND ON THE ENG END IN THE RIGID SHEATH AREA. A HALF MOON SHAPED SLIVER OF METAL WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE SHEATH AND SWAGGED CABLE END (RUBBER BOOT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026