# N2127J: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2012
- 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: 28-7916204
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1988
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A1C446
- Owner when cancelled: [Compis Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMPIS%20INC)
- Location: [Fountainville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Fountainville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3536° N, 75.1667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18923, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2127J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2127J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2127J-2012-08-23

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 (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 NYC89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA124), Apr 23, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N2127J), Dushore, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: COLLISION WITH TREES DURING A REJECTED TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE TURF STRIP DUE TO THE PILOTS FAILURE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXISTING WIND.

## 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 19890423052479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890423052479A), Apr 23, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N2127J), Dushore, PA, Substantial damage. Tried three times to depart a short airstrip. Aborted again but unable to stop, ran off end of strip into trees.

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