# N36163: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1990-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287816617
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A41349
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36163
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36163-1990-07-19

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 MKC90FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA017), Oct 24, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N36163), Elkader, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE RUNWAY MARKER AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 19891024042509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024042509A), Oct 24, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N36163), Elkader, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck runway end marker after liftoff continued out of control into trees and burned. Impact had damaged elevator.

## Other aircraft with N36163

- [Cancelled 2018-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36163-2018-07-12): Welch Robert E CYGNET SF-2A, S/N 407. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Welch Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20ROBERT%20E), [Seabrook, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Seabrook)
- [Cancelled 1951-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36163-1951-01-26): Taylorcraft BF12-65, S/N 3142, built 1941. Owner: [Mackey C L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACKEY%20C%20L), [Gladewater, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gladewater)

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