N2181Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-300 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 22, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-32-300 cancelled May 22, 2017
- Serial number
- 32-7940104
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 13, 1985
- Last FAA action
- April 21, 2009
- Last owner
- Lab Flying Service INC (Corporation)
Haines, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 180F cancelled August 6, 1963
- Serial number
- 18051281
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2181Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32 · serial 32-7940104
the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain, while maneuvering to reverse the direction of flight. Factors associated with the accident were: the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation; and the terrain and weather, which resulted in a whiteout condition.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site