# N2496X: 1985 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2023-02-04 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 4, 2023 - 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: 28-8516071 - Year built: 1985 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility - Airworthiness date: July 19, 1985 - Certificate issued: March 7, 1997 - Last registry action: November 19, 2019 - Mode S code: A254AE - Owner when cancelled: [West Side Associates LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20SIDE%20ASSOCIATES%20LLC) - Location: [Danvers, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Danvers) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 42.5742° N, 70.9505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01923, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2496X - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2496X - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2496X-2023-02-04 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 ## Service difficulty reports (6) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR C85R20170202001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C85R20170202001), Oct 19, 2016: SCISSOR LINK. CRACKED. DURING 100 HR INSPECTION, FOUND BOTH EARS CRACKED THAT SCISSORS LINK ATTACHES TO ON UPPER END OF LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT. - [SDR 2016FA0000391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2016FA0000391), Jul 13, 2016: LANDING GEAR. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION AXLE STUB WAS FOUND CRACKED 75 PERCENT OF THE WAY AROUND. AREA INVOLVED WAS IN THE EAR AREA WHERE THE SCISSORS ATTACH AT THE LOWER END - [SDR 2015FA0000385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2015FA0000385), Aug 12, 2015: BOLT. SHEARED. BOLT SHEARED OFF ALLOWING INNER STRUT TUBE TO PASS THRU BLOCK ON TOP OF FORK, COME OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE FORK AND PASS THRU THE TIRE AND TUBE, STOPPING AT THE W - [SDR 2012FA0000297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000297), May 2, 2012: CARBURETOR. LEAKING. CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ENGINE DIESELED AFTER SHUTDOWN, AND LEAKING FUEL AT THE SEAM BETWEEN THE TOP HALF OF THE CARBURETOR AND THE LOWER BOWL SECT - [SDR 2010FA0000100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000100), Jan 4, 2010: TUBE. DAMAGED. TIRE WENT FLAT WHEN THE ACFT WAS JACKED. TIRE APPEARS FINE. SMALL PINHOLE IN SIDEWALL OF THE TUBE. - [SDR 2002FA0000426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000426), Jun 29, 2000: HOUSING. CRACKED. CRACKS IN RADIUS OF SCISSORS EARS. POSSIBLE CAUSE FATIGUE ON HIGH TIME AIRCRAFT. ## 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 BFO94LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA036), Jan 29, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N2496X), Newburyport, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance from the snowbank during final approach. A factor in this accident was the proximity of the snowbank to the active runway. ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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. - [Incident 20180909015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180909015679I), Sep 9, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N2496X), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. On September 9, 2018, the right main landing gear departed N2496X during the initial climb while departing runway 9 at Beverly, MA (bvy) at approximately 1706… - [Incident 20010311004369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010311004369I), Mar 11, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N2496X), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was cleared to taxi to runway 27 via taxiway a. the taxiway centerline was clear and visible. The taxiway had 6 to 7 foot high plowed snowbanks on… - [Incident 19980208002059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980208002059I), Feb 8, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N2496X), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Smith departed bvy and stayed in the traffic pattern practicing take off and landings. On the last landing Mr. Steve smith lost control of the… - [Accident 19940129001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940129001129A), Jan 29, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N2496X), Newburyport, MA, Substantial damage. Trying to land short. Hit snowbank short of runway. ## Other aircraft with N2496X - [Cancelled 1971-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2496X-1971-11-12): Cessna 182, S/N 18256396, built 1965. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Lemco Flying Service Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEMCO%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20CORPORATION), [Hewitt, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hewitt) --- 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.