# N2480Q: 1985 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2012-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 28-8516067
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1985
- Last registry action: October 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A2501E
- Location: [Canoga Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Canoga%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1983° N, 118.6022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91303, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2480Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2480Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2480Q-2012-09-10

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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX1619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1619), Feb 16, 1995: STEERING HORN. CRACKED. SUBMITTER STATES THIS IS THE FOURTH STEERING ARM FOUND CRACKED. THIS ARM CHANGED ON PA28-161 AND DASH 181 WITH A TALLER MOUNT FOR THE STEERING RODS TO ATTACH. S

## 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 LAX98LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA172), May 23, 1998: Piper PA-28-161 (N2480Q), Half Moon Bay, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation in dark night conditions.

## 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 19980522046479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980522046479A), May 22, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N2480Q), No damage. (-23) A/c departed reid-hillview airport on 5/22/98 enroute to half moon bay airport (haf). Aircraft spotted on ramp at haf on 6/22/98 at 1930 but, not see on…
- [Incident 19880830055259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880830055259I), Aug 30, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N2480Q), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control, landed fast. Veered off runway. Not enough supervision by instructor.

## Other aircraft with N2480Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2480Q): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 64TBL3L002001U

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