# N2862C: 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: 28-7916487
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 17, 1979
- Last registry action: August 9, 2000
- Mode S code: A2E6E6
- Owners when cancelled: [Eberhard Ronald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EBERHARD%20RONALD%20D), [Eberhard Patricia M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EBERHARD%20PATRICIA%20M)
- Location: [Menlo Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Menlo%20Park)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4513° N, 122.1823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94025, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2862C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2862C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2862C-2014-09-25

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX84FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA096), Dec 8, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N2862C), Danville, CA, 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 19831207063079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831207063079A), Dec 7, 1983: Piper PA28161 (N2862C), Danville, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed into hill at 1600 feet elevation of 1720 foot hill. Disoriented pilot was given radar vectors.

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