N32185 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 427 built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 1, 2004 when the aircraft was exported to Aruba. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell 427 cancelled July 1, 2004
- Serial number
- 56040
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Aruba
- Certificate issued
- April 5, 2004
- Last FAA action
- May 25, 2004
- Last owner
- Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Corporation)
Fort Worth, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-28-180 cancelled September 25, 2000
- Serial number
- 28-7505034
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- August 15, 1994
- Last FAA action
- August 15, 2000
- Last owner
- Wood Blake (Co-owned)
Lubbock, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N32185
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-7505034
The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during serious carburetor icing conditions, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision. Factors were the icing conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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