# N3024Z: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2018-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2018
- 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: 28-7916399
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 1, 2013
- Last registry action: April 1, 2013
- Mode S code: A329BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Wentworth Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WENTWORTH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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/N3024Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3024Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3024Z-2018-03-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 NYC08CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA200), Jun 1, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N3024Z), Wildwood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during approach. Contributing to the accident were the dark night conditions.

## 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 20080531842579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080531842579A), May 31, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N3024Z), Wildwood, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) The accident happened at approximately 2220 (local) on 31 may 2008. The aircraft departed hammonton municipal airport (N81) vft for Cape May County…

## Other aircraft with N3024Z

- [Cancelled 1972-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3024Z-1972-08-07): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-6978. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Border Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORDER%20AIR%20INC), [Nogales, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Nogales)

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