# N38212: 1977 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2012-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 28-7716233
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1977
- Last registry action: May 18, 1993
- Mode S code: A4654E
- Location: [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38212
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38212
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38212-2012-06-04

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 CHI81FEG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEG11), May 2, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N38212), New Lebanon, OH, 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 19810502021129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502021129A), May 2, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N38212), New Lebanon, OH, Destroyed. Struck trees on short field demo at airport. Instructor apparently misjudged altitude on final.

## Other aircraft with N38212

- [Cancelled 1948-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38212-1948-01-21): Piper J3C-65, S/N 6861. Owner: [Dowell Maynard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWELL%20MAYNARD), [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)

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