# N2159C: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1989-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287916134
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A1CFAB
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2159C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2159C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159C-1989-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 SEA80DYM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM46), Jul 13, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N2159C), Brooks, OR, substantial damage

## 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 19800713025389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713025389A), Jul 13, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N2159C), Brooks, OR, Substantial damage. Student made unauthorized off-base crabbed landing on runway edge. Bounced, veered off other side. Wing hit hangar.

## Other aircraft with N2159C

- [Cancelled 2019-01-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159C-2019-01-15): WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, S/N 1Z024-21, built 1994. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bybee Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYBEE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Nyssa, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Nyssa)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain, except the copies of manufacturers’ service documents, which belong to their rights holders.