# N28767: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1994-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 1994
- 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: 287916416
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1988
- Last registry action: September 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A2EB46
- Owner when cancelled: [Kuhn Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUHN%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Smoketown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Smoketown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0371° N, 76.1978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17576, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28767
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28767
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28767-1994-05-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 BFO94FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA034), Jan 25, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N28767), Bethel, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot attempting visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions and the pilot not maintaining clearance from objects/terrain.

## 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 19940125001059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125001059A), Jan 25, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N28767), Bethel, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into trees on mountain in level flight. IMC prevailed. Mountains obscured. Failed climb and file IFR.

## Other aircraft with N28767

- [Cancelled 1971-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28767-1971-01-26): Luscombe 8B, S/N 1528. Owner: [Richardson Barry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20BARRY), [Marston, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Marston)

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