# N2443Y: 1985 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-8516038
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1985
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1985
- Last registry action: August 6, 1988
- Mode S code: A241B3
- Owner when cancelled: [Tapparo Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAPPARO%20RICHARD%20J)
- Location: [Pueblo, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Pueblo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2953° N, 104.5372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81001, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2443Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2443Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2443Y-2013-07-30

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 DEN85FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA186), Jul 12, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N2443Y), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19850712030839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850712030839A), Jul 12, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N2443Y), Aspen, CO, Destroyed. Unable to outclimb rising terrain after takeoff. Struck trees, impacted ground. Density altitude of 11916 feet.

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