# N2161G: 1978 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2017-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7990193
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 11, 1983
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A1D24E
- Owners when cancelled: [Spoolstra Calvin G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPOOLSTRA%20CALVIN%20G), [Spoolstra Maryellen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPOOLSTRA%20MARYELLEN)
- Location: [Bellflower, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bellflower)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8878° N, 118.1273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90706, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2161G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2161G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2161G-2017-02-22

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 LAX98LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA284), Sep 5, 1998: Piper PA-28-181 (N2161G), Oroville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate preflight and in-flight fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The pilot's failure to obtain the proper engine power setting charts to use in fuel…

## 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 19980904046509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980904046509A), Sep 4, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N2161G), Oroville, CA, Substantial damage. (.4)On September 4,1998, at 1915 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N2161G, sustained substantial damage while attempting to land on a road 3 nautical…
- [Incident 19911012053939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911012053939I), Oct 12, 1991: Piper PA28181 (N2161G), Bullhead City, AZ, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft while taxiing to ramp. Skidded on loose gravel while turning. Hit a fence.

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