# N21428: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2025-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 28-7916039
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 1978
- Last registry action: November 18, 2024
- Mode S code: A1CB1D
- Location: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4447° N, 104.6794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80631, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21428
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21428
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21428-2025-08-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX184), Dec 2, 1996: CARBURETOR TUBE. LOOSE. IN FLIGHT, RPM WOULD NOT DECREASE BELOW 2000 RPM. INVESTIGATION FOUND ACCELERATOR PUMP NOZZLE DISLODGED AND LYING IN AIR BOX. CARBURETOR SENT TO REPAIR STA. FOR

## Other aircraft with N21428

- [Cancelled 1938-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21428-1938-09-02): Piper J-3, S/N 2271. Owner: [Conrad Max](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONRAD%20MAX), [Winona, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Winona)

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