# N161FS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 1, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161FS

## Aircraft that carried N161FS

- [Cancelled 2007-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161FS-2007-03-01): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 28-7415329, built 1974. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Gfk Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GFK%20LEASING), [Grand Forks, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Grand%20Forks)

## NTSB investigations on N161FS (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA029), Nov 11, 1995: Piper PA-28-151 (N161FS), Fond Du Lac, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude. Factors included the weather obscuration due to snow and fog, the dark night, and…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N161FS (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19951110036319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951110036319A), Nov 10, 1995: Piper PA28151 (N161FS), Fond Du Lac, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR not advised. Departed anyway. Lost control blinding snow storm. Low night time and very poor judgement. (-23) trevor acheson (pilot) and richard cadieux…

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