Single-engine piston

N2185B

1978 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
28-7990126
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Heirborne Again LLC (LLC)
Based
West Bridgewater, MA
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Registration record

N2185B on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7990126
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Heirborne Again LLC
West Bridgewater, MA
Certificate issued
2025-03-05
Airworthiness date
1978-10-16
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A1DA43
Mode S (octal)
50355103
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N2185B to the current registrant.
  • 1986-07-27
    Accident at Traverse City, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-10-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1953-05-14
    N2185B previously assigned to a Luscombe T-8F (s/n 6612); cancelled.
Overview

About N2185B

N2185B is a 1978 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7990126. The FAA register lists Heirborne Again LLC as the registrant in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2025 and expires on March 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. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated October 16, 1978.

N2185B has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-07-27 Accident · Traverse City, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI86LA184
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181

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.