# N3043D: 1978 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2012-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7990174
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1978
- Last registry action: August 22, 1990
- Mode S code: A330F3
- Location: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 21.2722° N, 157.8223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96815, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3043D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3043D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043D-2012-09-05

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 LAX91LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA076), Jan 19, 1991: Piper PA-28-181 (N3043D), Mokuleia, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE CFI'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE PROCEDURE.

## 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 19910118000839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910118000839A), Jan 18, 1991: Piper PA28181 (N3043D), Mokuleia, HI, Destroyed. Engine quit in pattern over a lagoon. Ditched and flipped over in water. No defects. Carb icing conditions existed

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