# N3024S: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2016-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 28-7916297
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 30, 2007
- Last registry action: April 9, 2013
- Mode S code: A329B5
- Owner when cancelled: [Miloud Chad K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILOUD%20CHAD%20K)
- Location: [Mansfield, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mansfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5707° N, 97.1448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76063, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3024S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3024S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3024S-2016-08-22

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX5891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5891), Nov 22, 1996: HEAT MUFF. SCREEN FAILED. CARB HEAT MUFF SCREEN BROKEN AND INJESTED. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, SCREEN LOCATED IN MUFFLER HEAT EXCHANGER FOUND TO BE DETERIORATED. SUSPECT CAUSE IS HEAT AN

## 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 CEN15LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA228), May 12, 2015: Piper PA 28-161 (N3024S), Ranger, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to piston fatigue cracking for reasons that could not be determined due to postfracture smearing damage.

## 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 20150511007609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150511007609A), May 11, 2015: Piper PA-28-161 (N3024S), Ranger, TX, Substantial damage. During cruise flight at night the pilot reported that the engine made 2 loud bangs and the propeller stopped. An engine restart was unsuccessful and the pilot…

## Other aircraft with N3024S

- [Cancelled 1971-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3024S-1971-01-26): Cessna 150G, S/N 15066924. Owner: [Falck William P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FALCK%20WILLIAM%20P), [Ellenton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ellenton)

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