# N161RB: 1979 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2002-12-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 30, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-7952097
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1998
- Certificate issued: June 20, 2001
- Last registry action: August 22, 2001
- Mode S code: A0F6DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Edb Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDB%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161RB-2002-12-30

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-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.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 DEN01FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA161), Sep 24, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 (N161RB), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the flight crews' intentional low altitude flight, and failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

## 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 20010924029609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010924029609A), Sep 24, 2001: Piper PA31350 (N161RB), Pagosasprings, CO, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft crashed and burned approx. 5 miles south of graham peak (03 7.29'40.7"n 107.21'0.00) or 29 miles north of pagosa springs. Reason of crash is…

## Other aircraft with N161RB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161RB): Burt SPECIAL MODEL A, S/N RB2, built 1961

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