# N31862: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2017-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 28-7816587
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1978
- Last registry action: December 27, 2016
- Mode S code: A367CE
- Location: [Bloomburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bloomburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1548° N, 94.0624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75556, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31862
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31862
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31862-2017-05-17

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 20000522SH012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000522SH012), May 22, 2000: HOUSING. CRACKED. LEFT GEAR HOUSING (CYLINDER) CRACKED AT LUG. EARLY DETECTION CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY DYE PENETRANT OR OTHER NDT INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT USED FOR TRAINING 90 PE

## 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.

- [Incident 20160803013739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160803013739I), Aug 3, 2016: Piper PA-28-161 (N31862), West Lafayette, IN, Minor damage. On August 3, 2016 at approximately 2045 hours eastern standard time (0045 z), a Piper, PA28, N31860, landed at Purdue University Airport (laf), veered off of…

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