# N2143G: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2023-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-7916176
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 9, 2021
- Last registry action: April 28, 2023
- Mode S code: A1CB26
- Owner when cancelled: [Trident Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRIDENT%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Easton, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Easton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7925° N, 76.0879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21601, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2143G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2143G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2143G-2023-12-11

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

## 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 ERA21LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA267), Jun 24, 2021: Piper PA-28-161 (N2143G), Easton, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20210624008129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210624008129A), Jun 24, 2021: Piper PA-28-161 (N2143G), Easton, MD, Destroyed. At Easton airport (esn), Easton, MD, on 6/24/2021 at approximately 1109 local time, a student pilot while on his first solo experienced an engine failure.…
- [Incident 20080430837319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080430837319I), Apr 30, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N2143G), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On April 30, 2008, at 1115 eastern daylight time, a Piper, PA-28-161, N2143G, experienced the loss operational control during landing, at kcoi, in…
- [Incident 20070428010009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070428010009I), Apr 28, 2007: Piper PA28161 (N2143G), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) After landing on runway 33 at Kissimmee airport (ism), the pilot was instructed by the tower to turn right on taxiway A3. During the turn onto taxiway A3…

## Other aircraft with N2143G

- [Cancelled 1958-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2143G-1958-10-15): Cessna 182A, S/N 51443. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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