- Registered owner
- Bird Acquisition LLC
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 2843119
- Year built
- 1998
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- January 20, 1998
- Certificate issued
- September 25, 2007
- Expires
- April 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- A4ED9C
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 60
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Airframe · Piper PA-28-181
AD 2024-14-03Autopilot SystemAD 2024-10-04Wing, Attach FittingsAD 2022-03-15Fuel Quantity IndicatorInformation bulletins that may apply · 22
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 24 bulletins
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N4166HMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Piper PA-28-181 aircraft
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20130901016169ICruise/Level Flight · Phoenix, AZ09/01/2013 Aircraft was flying was being flown by a student pilot 20 miles west of the Deer valley airport. The engine began running rough and the instructor pilot (ip) took control. The ip began running the flight manual supplement for rough running engine…Incident 20011022029749ILevel Off Touchdown · Goodyear, AZ(-23) During the third landing on the student's first solo flight the aircraft landing on the main gear then began porpoising. The porpoising stopped when the aircraft hit the nose wheel which then broke off the strut. Following the nose wheel breaking off,…
Service difficulty reports · 15
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR FQAR20130321025Skin · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION ON THE LEFT WING, FOUND A ONE INCH LONG CRACK IN THE WING SKIN, 14 INCHES AFT OF THE SPAR, 1 INCH OUTBOARD OF THE BUTT RIB.SDR FQAR20180105001Elt · malfunctionedPILOTS HAD REPORTED THAT THE GPS WOULD LOOSE INTEG REPEATEDLY DURING FLIGHT. DUPLICATED ON GROUND. WHEN THE ELT WAS REPLACED FOR ROUTINE BATTERY REPLACEMENT, THE ISSUE CEASED. MECHANICS EXPERIMENTED AND NOTED WHEN THE PREVIOUSLY REMOVED ELT WAS BROUGHT WITHSDR FQAR20170802074Channel · crackedA CHANNEL IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS THE AFT OF TWO CHANNELS RIVETED TO A SKIN ASSY LOCATED IBBOARD ON THE WING SKIN BETWEEN THE MAIN SPAR AND LEADING EDGE ALONG THE WING ROOT.SDR FQAR20170802073Channel · crackedA CHANNEL IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS THE FWD OF TWO CHANNELS RIVETED TO A SKIN ASSY LOCATED INBOARD ON THE WING BETWEEN SPAR AND LEADING EDGE ALONG THE WING ROOT.SDR FQAR20170323011Support Channel · crackedDURING AN INSPECTION, STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THE PARKING BRAKE AND HANDLE WAS FOUND CRACKED. STRUCTURE IN QUESTION IS A CHANNEL THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AFT FACE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FWD FACE. CRACKING WAS SEEN IN THIS CASE ON THE AFT END OF THE CHANNEL, ISDR FQAR20161114057Bracket · crackedWHEN THE ELT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, THE TECH DISCOVERED TWO 2" CRACKS NEXT TO THE NUTPLATES IN THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET. THESE CRACKS CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN THE ELT TRAY IS REMOVED.SDR FQAR20160719028Frame · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A FRAME WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS AROUND THE UPPERMOST RIVETS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME, JUST BELOW THE LOWER DOOR SILL.SDR FQAR20160427020Rotor · detachedPILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE DIED WHEN THE LT MAGNETO WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ENGINE WAS ROUGH RUNNING. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THE ISSUE, AND WHEN THE RT MAG WAS REMOVED, RATTLING COULD BE HEARD INSIDE. WHEN THE MAG WAS OPENED, THE BROKEN OFF END OF THE ROTOR, INSDR FQAR201501102005Cable · separatedTHE IP & SP WERE HAD RETURNED TO THE APRON AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT. THE SP WAS ACTIONING THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST; WHEN THE MIXTURE WAS MOVED TO THE IDLE CUTOFF POSITION, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUTDOWN. THE PILOTS WERE FORCED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE BY SELSDR 2004FA0000224Skin · crackedDURING PREFLIGHT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOUND THE RUDDER SKIN CRACKED. PROBABLE CAUSE AIR FLOW OVER THE SKIN. NO RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.SDR 2003FA0001102Oil Cooler · crackedDURING PREFLIGHT PILOT FOUND AN OIL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOUND OIL COOLER CRACKED ON THE BOTTOM FLANGE AND LEAKING OIL. THIS IS A WEAK AREA ON THE OIL COOLER. RECOMMEND FINDING A REPLACEMENT THAT IS MORE DURABLE. (KSDR 2003FA0001053Oil Cooler · crackedDURING 50 HOUR INSPECTION PHASE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOUND OIL LEAK ON OIL COOLER. PERFORMED PRESSURE CHECK ON OIL COOLER AND FOUND BOTTOM FLANGE CRACKED. THIS IS WEAK AREA ON THE OIL COOLER. RECOMMEND FINDING REPLACEMENT THAT IS MORE DURABLE.SDR VJ32002F00092Alternator · failedDURING GROUND RUN ALTERNATOR SHOWED NORMAL OUTPUT AFTER ENGINE WARMED UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND STARTED TO APPLY LOAD TO ALTERNATOR LOAD DROPPED OFF LINE AND WOULD NOT RESET. BELIEVE INTERNAL FAILURE.SDR 20000911SH031Control Cable · frayedAFT STABILATOR TRIM CABLE FRAYED. (X)SDR 99ZZZX4474Hose · crackedPERFORMING 2 YEAR CERTIFICATION BLIND ENCODER AND TRANSPONDER FAILED LEAK TEST. INSPECTION OF THE HOSE FROM THE ALTIMETER TO THE BLIND ENCODER WAS FOUND CRACKED AND SPLIT. NEW HOSE INSTALLED.
STCs that may be installed · 369
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Piper PA-28-181
STC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA01800SEFabrication and installation of new or replacement of existing instrument panel lights dimmer control.STC SA01861SEFabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N4166H before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.