# N39494: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2020-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 28-7816663
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 2, 2017
- Last registry action: February 2, 2017
- Mode S code: A49555
- Owner when cancelled: [Sorbi Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORBI%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7956° N, 116.9698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92020, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39494
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39494
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39494-2020-05-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA027), Oct 25, 2003: Piper PA 28-161 (N39494), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot of the other airplane's inadvertent application of the rudder pedals rather than the brakes, which resulted in the collision with the Cessna 172R.

## 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 20031025026841A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031025026841A), Oct 25, 2003: Piper PA28161 (N39494), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On October 25, 2003 at 1225 hours pacific time, a Piper PA-28, N39494, sustained minor damage when it struck a CE-172, N72AF in the aircraft run-up area…

## Other aircraft with N39494

- [Cancelled 1948-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39494-1948-09-02): Stinson 10A, S/N 8194, built 1942. Owner: [Hendrickson Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENDRICKSON%20WALTER), [Gulfport, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Gulfport)

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