# N2973T: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 28-8016008
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 1979
- Last registry action: May 10, 2011
- Mode S code: A3124E
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2973T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2973T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2973T-2013-08-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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 DEN03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA139), Aug 6, 2003: Piper PA-28-161 (N2973T), Crowheart, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning (attempting to exceed aircraft's published certificated performance), the pilot not obtaining sufficient altitude to clear the terrain (not possible), and…
- [NTSB MKC83LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA049), Dec 31, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N2973T), Oakley, KS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20030806018139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030806018139A), Aug 6, 2003: Piper PA28161 (N2973T), Crowheart, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed the riverton airport under high density conditions. He then proceeded into high terrain where the aircraft could not maintain altitude and…
- [Accident 19821231065219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231065219A), Dec 31, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N2973T), Oakley, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft skided on ice covered runway and collided with runway lights and snow after leaving runway.

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