# N2520U: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1992-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 288016028
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1980
- Last registry action: October 22, 1992
- Mode S code: A26157
- Owner when cancelled: [Landen Donald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANDEN%20DONALD%20E)
- Location: [San Mateo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Mateo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5752° N, 122.3199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94401, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2520U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2520U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2520U-1992-12-01

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

## 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 LAX91LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA410), Sep 27, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N2520U), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 INTAKE VALVE RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 19910927063269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910927063269A), Sep 27, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N2520U), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Forced landed in muddy field. Intake valve had failed on freshly reworked engine.
- [Incident 19881204069149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881204069149I), Dec 4, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N2520U), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Student pulled and set parking brake instead of flaps. Higher speed resulted in float. Brake set made tire blow.

## Other aircraft with N2520U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2520U): Glasflugel CLUB LIBELLE 205, S/N 43, built 1975

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