# N21170: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2018-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-7916029
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1991
- Last registry action: April 2, 2008
- Mode S code: A1C09F
- Owner when cancelled: [American Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8659° N, 112.0391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84116, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21170
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21170-2018-01-16

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 (4)

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 SEA93LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA215), Oct 1, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N21170), Tooele, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FENCE.
- [NTSB DEN89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA171), Jul 15, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N21170), Alpine, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S DECISION TO LAND AT AN UNLIGHTED AIRPORT AT NIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY.
- [NTSB SEA81IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81IA001), Oct 5, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N21170), Elk City, ID, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB SEA80FAMS4](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FAMS4), Aug 31, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N21170), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19930930037099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930930037099A), Sep 30, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N21170), Tooele, UT, Substantial damage. First touch and go. Nosed pitched up adding power. Veered left due p factor impact off side of runway.
- [Accident 19890714040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714040859A), Jul 14, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N21170), Alpine, WY, Substantial damage. Landed at night on a unlighted runway and ran off end into a ditch.
- [Incident 19860420028889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420028889I), Apr 20, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N21170), Provo, UT, Minor damage. Solo student veered off the runway after landing. Damage to landing gear, engine cowling and propeller.
- [Incident 19801003082279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003082279I), Oct 3, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N21170), Elk City, ID, Minor damage. Nose wheel struck a ditch after precautionary landing which was made due to turbulence.

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