# N81786: 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: October 7, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81786
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81786

## Aircraft that carried N81786

- [Cancelled 1982-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81786-1982-10-07): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288016216. Owner: [Ballantyne James III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLANTYNE%20JAMES%20III), [Niantic, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Niantic)

## NTSB investigations on N81786 (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 NYC82FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA181), Aug 4, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N81786), Concord, NH, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81786 (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 19820804038659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820804038659A), Aug 4, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N81786), Concord, NH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into trees while trying to land VFR at airport with a 500 foot ceiling. VFR flight was not recommended.

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