# N36489: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1989-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 1989
- 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: 287816641
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A41EBA
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36489
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36489
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36489-1989-07-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 BFO86FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FIA02), Aug 16, 1986: Piper PA 28-161 (N36489), Stanley, VA, destroyed

## 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 19860816040369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860816040369A), Aug 16, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N36489), Stanley, VA, Destroyed. Flying too low over mountain terrain. Downdraft. Tried to climb to miss rising terrain. Stalled into trees.

## Other aircraft with N36489

- [Cancelled 1948-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36489-1948-08-31): Taylorcraft BC12-65, S/N 3311, built 1941. Owner: [Smolinski Anthony/ Patco Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMOLINSKI%20ANTHONY%2F%20PATCO%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Norristown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Norristown)

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