# N3573S: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2003-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2003
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 28-8016191
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1979
- Last registry action: February 22, 2002
- Mode S code: A401A0
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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/N3573S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3573S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3573S-2003-04-03

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 CHI01LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA116), Apr 13, 2001: Piper PA-28-161 (N3573S), Culver, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI delayed remedial action during the takeoff. Additional factors were the wrong runway was selected, the tailwind, and the trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20010413024259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010413024259A), Apr 13, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N3573S), Culver, IN, Substantial damage. (.4) The airplane impacted trees when it veered off runway 16 after an aborted takeoff during an instructional flight. During takeoff, the airplane climbed to…
- [Incident 19940819022339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940819022339I), Aug 19, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N3573S), Beloit, WI, Minor damage. Unable to obtain flying speed. Aborted late ran off runway into cornfield. Parking brake was on.
- [Incident 19880713037339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880713037339I), Jul 13, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N3573S), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Found seat belt outside door on climbout. Landed downwind off side of runway. Struck a ditch and a taxiway light.

## Other aircraft with N3573S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3573S): Destiny Powered Parachute DESTINY 2000, S/N 3C0529
- [Cancelled 1965-12-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3573S-1965-12-21): Cessna 172E, S/N 17250773. Owner: [Flying Thunderbirds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20THUNDERBIRDS%20INC), [Angola, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Angola)

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