Aircraft record

N2185P1956 Piper PA-23

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 30, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Nov 1986)4 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: No Ft Myers, FL; owner city / state
Engine: 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1986
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1986
ADs may apply: 4; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: No Ft Myers, FL
Certificate issued: Mar 17, 1986
Canceled: Jul 30, 2013
Airworthiness: Standard
Airworthiness date: Nov 16, 1956

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Piper
Model: PA-23
Year: 1956
Serial number: 23-794
Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 5
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A1DA4F

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming 0-320 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

1986 – 2013Individual ownerNo Ft Myers, FL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Nov 6, 1986 · Tampa, FL

AT APRX 0612 EST, AN EASTERN AIRLINE CAPT (OWNER OF PIPER PA-23, N2185P) DEPARTED A RWY NEAR HIS HOME IN VFR CONDS TO COMMUTE TO WORK AT TAMPA, FL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HE CONTACTED A FSS & UPDATED THE WX INFO HE HAD OBTAINED ON THE PREVIOUS EVENING. AT THAT TIME, THE CURRENT TAMPA WX WAS, IN PART: INDEF CEILING, ZERO OBSCD, VIS 1/16 MI WITH FOG, RVR FOR RWY 36L WAS 1000' TO 1600'. BEFORE…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: DCA87MA010

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA87MA010)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)

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
2017-15-05	Air Conditioning	Aug 28, 2017	Airframe (PA-23)
2009-13-06 R1	Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes	Nov 3, 2011	Airframe (PA-23)Only with: Equipped with a baggage door in the fuselage nose section (nose baggage door).
2003-09-13	the New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250, and…	Jun 23, 2003	Airframe (PA-23)Certain serial numbers: PA-23 23-1–23-2046; PA-23-160 23-1–23-2046; PA-23-235 27-505–27-622; PA-23-250 27-1–27-504; PA-23-250 27-2000–27-8154030; PA-E23-250 27-2505–27-4916; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that do not incorporate P/N 17634-002 flap control torque tube or P/N 104622-002 or 104622-004 flap control torque tube assembly.
98-04-27	The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250…	Mar 13, 1998	Airframe (PA-23)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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