# N30216: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2017-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2017
- 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: 28-7916079
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 18, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2005
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A3295A
- Owner when cancelled: [Livingston Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIVINGSTON%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Waterloo, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Waterloo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5481° N, 92.2864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50703, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30216
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30216-2017-05-22

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 (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 SEA79DYM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM24), Apr 1, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N30216), Green Mountain, WA, incident, minor 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.

- [Incident 20100913046429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100913046429I), Sep 13, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N30216), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. After landing the engine quit. During the restart, the engine caught fire. The induction fire occurred during an attempt to restart the engine after it quit…
- [Accident 19790401010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401010039A), Apr 1, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N30216), Green Mt, WA, Substantial damage. Landed halfway down runway, made go around. Struck fence post during climb out.

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