# N174ER: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1993-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 2841213
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1989
- Last registry action: December 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A1287D
- Owner when cancelled: [Embry Riddle Aeronautical University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMBRY%20RIDDLE%20AERONAUTICAL%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N174ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=174ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174ER-1993-01-28

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MIA91FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA035), Nov 29, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N174ER), Bunnell, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, WHILE MANEUVERING AT NIGHT OVER AN UNLIGHTED AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND POSSIBLE…

## 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 19901128052189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901128052189A), Nov 28, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N174ER), Ormond Beach, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into trees in shallow level descent. No ground lights in area. Pilot appeared fatigued prior solo night flight

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