# N151DC: 2001 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2016-08-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 26, 2016
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 2842138
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 4, 2001
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2013
- Last registry action: December 17, 2013
- Mode S code: A0CE34
- Owner when cancelled: [Flightsafety International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHTSAFETY%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6407° N, 80.4036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32960, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151DC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=151DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151DC-2016-08-26

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 ERA16LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA164), Apr 18, 2016: Piper PA28 (N151DC), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 3 piston due to fatigue cracking, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing, during which the airplane impacted obstacles.

## 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 20160418004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160418004109A), Apr 18, 2016: Piper PA-28-161 (N151DC), Okeechobee, FL, Destroyed. On April 18th 2016 around 1530 a Piper-28 registration number N151DC serial number 2842138 had mid-flight engine failure which resulted in off airport landing…

## Other aircraft with N151DC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151DC): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P22758

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