# N143FT: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1990-12-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 26, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 288216193
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 23, 1990
- Last registry action: December 17, 1990
- Mode S code: A0AE64
- Owner when cancelled: [Naples Air Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAPLES%20AIR%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143FT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=143FT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143FT-1990-12-26

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 MIA91FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA011), Oct 16, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N143FT), Everglades City, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND HIS SPATIAL DISORIENTATION DURING A NIGHT TAKEOFF OVER WATER.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19901015046329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901015046329A), Oct 15, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N143FT), Everglades, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost horizon reference on night takeoff over water. Impacted water. Cartwheeled.
- [Incident 19870826076169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826076169I), Aug 26, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N143FT), Fort Myers, FL. Power loss and forced landing due to a piece of felt from carburetor gasket came loose and clogged a carburetor jet
- [Incident 19870311027819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870311027819I), Mar 11, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N143FT), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. On rollout the right main torque link broke and aircraft settled onto flap. Corrosion a factor.

## Other aircraft with N143FT

- [Cancelled 2021-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143FT-2021-12-22): Israel Aircraft Industries GULFSTREAM 200, S/N 143. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Forte Aviation Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORTE%20AVIATION%20PARTS%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

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