# N118AW: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7916070
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 30, 1992
- Last registry action: October 13, 2004
- Mode S code: A04A00
- Owner when cancelled: [Chapel Hill Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPEL%20HILL%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Chapel Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Chapel%20Hill)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9667° N, 79.0535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27514, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118AW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118AW-2015-05-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA01LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA125), Apr 19, 2001: Piper PA-28-161 (N118AW), Chapel Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff, resulting in an inflight collision with trees during the subsequent emergency landing. A factor in the accident was the lack of…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20010419007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010419007169A), Apr 19, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N118AW), Chapel Hill, NC, Substantial damage. (-23)On 4/19/2001 at approx 1700 EST aircraft N118AW, a PA-28-161 warrior ii departed igx runway 27 for an IFR training flight, on climb out from igx at aobut…

## Other aircraft with N118AW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118AW): Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER, S/N 3226

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