# N2838V: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2014-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2014
- 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: 28-7916466
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1980
- Last registry action: February 2, 1983
- Mode S code: A2DCA4
- Owner when cancelled: [Ede Aire Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDE%20AIRE%20INC)
- Location: [Detroit Lakes, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Detroit%20Lakes)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8401° N, 95.8274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2838V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2838V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2838V-2014-09-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MKC83FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA041), Dec 20, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N2838V), Bancroft, IA, destroyed, 3 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 19821219065149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821219065149A), Dec 19, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N2838V), Bancroft, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft had crashed in a farm field at night. High speed near vertical imact. Alcohol registered in pilots blood.

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