Single-engine piston

N181Y

Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
28-8590089
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tailwinds Aviation Academy LLC (LLC)
Based
Grass Valley, CA
Registration record

N181Y on the FAA register

Type
Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8590089
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Tailwinds Aviation Academy LLC
Grass Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2025-08-14
Airworthiness date
1985-07-16
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A14689
Mode S (octal)
50243211
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N181Y to the current registrant.
  • 2007-11-21
    N181Y previously assigned to a Beechcraft A55 Baron (s/n TC-488); cancelled.
  • 1985-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1963-05-21
    N181Y previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub (s/n 17410); cancelled.
Overview

About N181Y

N181Y is a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8590089. The FAA register lists Tailwinds Aviation Academy LLC as the registrant in Grass Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 14, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated July 16, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N181Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-09-02 Accident · McGregor, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DFW06FA205
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft BE95 A-55 — a different aircraft that carried the N181Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall and loss of control of the airplane.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.