# N21480: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2023-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 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: 28-7916043
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 18, 2011
- Last registry action: March 10, 2023
- Mode S code: A1CBE7
- Owner when cancelled: [Patterson Andrew F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTERSON%20ANDREW%20F)
- Location: [Cutler, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Cutler)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6690° N, 67.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04626, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21480
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21480-2023-10-21

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 (2)

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 ERA23FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA164), Mar 25, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N21480), Johns Island, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to…
- [NTSB NYC80FNE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE17), May 28, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N21480), Hampden, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20230325004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230325004579A), Mar 25, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N21480), Johns Island, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On March 25, 2023 at approximately 1252 hours (local), a Piper PA-28 operating under 14 CFR part 91 was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near…
- [Accident 19800528015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800528015579A), May 28, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N21480), Hampden, MA, Substantial damage. Fairway blocked for intended landing area. Landed downwind on wet grass on other fairway. Slid into trees.

## Other aircraft with N21480

- [Cancelled 1973-04-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21480-1973-04-06): Cessna 182P, S/N 18261659, built 1972. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), Zaventem
- [Cancelled 1951-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21480-1951-04-16): Piper J-3, S/N 2327, built 1938. Owner: [Remich Anthony P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REMICH%20ANTHONY%20P), [New Kensington, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Kensington)

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