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N2197K1978 Piper PA-44-180

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 29, 2019.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 1988)6 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Bloomington, MN
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2002
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1988
ADs may apply
6
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Last registered owner
Metro Aircraft Co
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Bloomington, MN
Certificate issued
Mar 7, 2002
Canceled
Oct 29, 2019
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jan 17, 1979

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-44-180
Year
1978
Serial number
44-7995206
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
A1DE48

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
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
  1. 2002 – 2019Metro Aircraft CoBloomington, MN

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 25, 1988 · Sanford, FL

THE CFI STATED THEY HAD COMPLETED 2 TOUCH & GO LDGS WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE NEXT, THE ACFT 'SUDDENLY YAWED TO THE LEFT & THE SIDE LOAD MUST HAVE WEAKENED THE GEAR AS THE GEAR WARNING HORN BEGAN TO SOUND INDICATING THE GEAR WAS NO LONGER DOWN & LOCKED'. HE STATED HE TOOK CONTROL FROM THE MULTI-ENG STUDENT PLT & ATTEMPTED TO SLOW & REGAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, YAWING THE…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
MIA88LA238

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA88LA238)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2024-10-04Wing, Attach FittingsJun 6, 2024Airframe (PA-44-180)Serial numbers per Piper Service Bulletin No. 1413, dated April 9, 2024
2015-26-08Rudder Control SystemJan 20, 2016Airframe (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
2013-02-13Stabilizer Control SystemMar 11, 2013Airframe (PA-44-180)
2010-15-10Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series AirplanesAug 31, 2010Airframe (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; …
2005-15-10The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-34-200T, PA-34-220T, PA-44-180, and PA-44-180T…Aug 26, 2005Airframe (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.
Show all 6 ADs
ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2004-14-12The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Models PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP)…Aug 10, 2004Airframe (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 (1)

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.

  • Ignition · condenser · failedNov 24, 1999

    ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE A MAGNETO DROP DURING RUN-UP. FOUND CONDENSER OPEN. REPLACED WITH NEW. OPS CHECK OK. SUBMITTER STATED COULD CAUSE INJURY TO GROUND PERSONNEL THINKING MAGNETOS WERE GROUNDED. DATE CODE ON CONDENSER 9914.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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