N433PA2001 Piper PA-44-180
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply14 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Bird Acquisition LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Phoenix, AZ
- Certificate issued
- Oct 1, 2007
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 29, 2001
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
- 2001
- Serial number
- 4496063
- 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
- A52F89
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-360-A1d
- 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- 2007 – nowBird Acquisition LLCPhoenix, AZ · current
- 1978 – 1982Pan American World Airways INCJamaica, NY · different airframe: 1967 Boeing 707-321b S/N 19364
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (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.
| 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; … |
| 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. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (14)
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 fuel and control · carburetor · leakingNov 27, 2017
WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING ON THE APRON, THE RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE CARBURETOR WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE MIXTURE SHAFT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · rib · crackedMay 4, 2017
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A NOSE RIB IN THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. RIB IN QUESTION IS LOCATED AT WING STA 50.05; CRACKING WAS SEEN WHERE RIB ADJOINS WING SPAR, DIRECTLY NEXT TO ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. CRACKING OCCURRED AT RIVET HOLES. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT CRACKING IS CAUSED BY LOADS ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · rib · crackedMay 4, 2017
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A NOSE RIB IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. RIB IN QUESTION IS LOCATED AT WING STA 50.5; CRACKING WAS SEEN WHERE RIB ADJOINS WING SPAR, DIRECTLY NEXT TO ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. CRACKING OCCURRED AT RIVET HOLES. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT CRACKING IS CAUSED BY LOADS ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · angle · crackedMay 4, 2017
AN ANGLE AT WING STA 49.25 IN THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. ANGLE WAS LAST INSTALLED AS TERMINATING ACTION OF PIPER SB 1161; HOWEVER, THE ANGLES REQUIRED BY THIS SB CRACK AS FREQUENTLY AS THE RIBS THEY REPLACE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · angle · crackedMay 4, 2017
AN ANGLE AT WING STA 49.25 IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. ANGLE WAS LAST INSTALLED AS TERMINATING ACTION OF PIPER SB 1161; HOWEVER, THE ANGLES REQUIRED BY THIS SB CRACK AS FREQUENTLY AS THE RIBS THEY REPLACE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · bracket · brokenApr 5, 2017
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE GEAR RETRACTION FITTING OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. THE THINNER OF THE TWO EARS THAT BOLTS TO THE ACTUATOR ROD-END HAD SEPARATED. THE FITTING IN QUESTION IS MOUNTED AT THE TOP OF THE GEAR TRUSS ASSY AND CONNECTS THE TRUSS, ACTUATOR, AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · doubler · crackedJan 3, 2017
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A DOUBLER INSTALLED ON A BULKHEAD IN THE EMPENNAGE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE CRACKED DOUBLER WAS MADE VISIBLE BY REMOVING THE FAIRING BETWEEN THE VERTICAL FIN AND AFT FUSELAGE AND LOOKING AFT AND UP WITH A MIRROR AND FLASHLIGHT. THE DOUBLER, AND THE BULKHEAD IT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · downlock switch · false indicationMar 26, 2016
DURING FLIGHT, THE NOSE GEAR DOWN-AND-LOCKED INDICATION WAS INTERMITTENT AND FLICKERED ON AND OFF. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN WIRE IN THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIMIT SWITCH. THIS REPAIR STATION HAS SEEN DOZENS OF ISSUES WITH DOWN LIMIT SWITCHES ON THIS ACFT TYPE, AS THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · trunnion · crackedJan 24, 2016
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION EVENT, THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION WAS FOUND TO BE BADLY CRACKED. THE CRACK BEGAN BETWEEN THE DRAG LINK ATTACH AND THE CENTERING SPRING ATTACH EARS AND EXTENDED FORWARD TO THE EDGE OF PART. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG THIS DEFECT EXISTED, BUT IT'S BELIEVED THE CRACK MUST HAVE NOT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · angle · crackedJun 3, 2015
DURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION, AN ANGLE IN THE LT WING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BEHIND THE LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE FITTING. THE CRACKED ANGLE HAD BEEN INSTALLED IAW SB 1161 AND WAS CONTAINED IN KIT PN 767-397. THE ACFT HAD UNDERGONE 10363 LANDINGS SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF THE KIT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 14 reports.
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