# N2962C: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1983-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-7916595
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 19, 1980
- Mode S code: A30E65
- Owner when cancelled: [Hill Gilbert H & Sylvia L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20GILBERT%20H%20%26%20SYLVIA%20L)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2270° N, 121.7887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95119, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2962C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2962C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2962C-1983-05-05

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 LAX80FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA013), Nov 16, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N2962C), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 2 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 19791116043989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116043989A), Nov 16, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N2962C), Livermore, CA, Destroyed. Pilot was following highway at low altitude at night in fog, heavy rain and low ceiling. Acft hit rising terrain.

## Other aircraft with N2962C

- [Cancelled 1970-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2962C-1970-12-23): Champion 7CCM, S/N 7CCM-7. Owner: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

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