# N2888L: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2022-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-7916514
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 10, 2019
- Last registry action: June 10, 2019
- Mode S code: A2EF2E
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson Joseph F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20JOSEPH%20F)
- Location: [Nixa, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Nixa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0410° N, 93.3212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65714, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2888L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2888L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2888L-2022-10-01

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19850616058649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850616058649I), Jun 16, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N2888L), Big Bear, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft began to sink after liftoff due to wind shift. Landed back on runway but ran off end into drainage ditch.

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