# N143ND: 1989 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 2841135
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1989
- Last registry action: February 23, 2017
- Mode S code: A0AF05
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143ND
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=143ND
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143ND-2018-05-30

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR XVES2014042500271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XVES2014042500271), Apr 11, 2014: ROTOR. SEPARATED. MAGNETO FAILED IN FLIGHT. ON INSPECTION, DETERMINED THAT THE ROTOR CONTACT FINGER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ROTOR ASSY AND WAS ROTATING FREELY ON THE SHAFT.

## 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 CHI91LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA134), Apr 16, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N143ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## 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.

- [Incident 20160718012419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718012419I), Jul 18, 2016: Piper PA-28-161 (N143ND), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Pilot attempting to start engine allowed engine to catch fire and burn up the engine and engine cowls.
- [Incident 20000429018449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429018449I), Apr 29, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N143ND), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23)After landing, aircraft engine quit running. When restart was attemped a engine fire accured. The engine fire source appeared to be generated from the…
- [Accident 19910416011342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416011342A), Apr 16, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N143ND), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Horizontal stabilator was cut on under side by prop of N114ND. Both entering pattern. Did not see traffic.

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