# N39499: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1982-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-7816665
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1978
- Mode S code: A4955A
- Owner when cancelled: [Val-Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAL-AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Salem, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Salem)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39499
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39499
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39499-1982-07-23

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 SEA78FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA063), Sep 7, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N39499), Sisters, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19780907034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907034859A), Sep 7, 1978: Piper PA28160 (N39499), Sisters, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovery date 9/12/78.mountain tops obscured.

## Other aircraft with N39499

- [Cancelled 1955-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39499-1955-09-23): Stinson 10A, S/N 8199, built 1941. Owner: [Pizzo Anthony R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIZZO%20ANTHONY%20R), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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