# N39778: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1991-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 1991
- 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: 287916009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 27, 1987
- Last registry action: January 23, 1990
- Mode S code: A4A038
- Owners when cancelled: [Guthrie James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUTHRIE%20JAMES%20E), [Guthrie Deborah A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUTHRIE%20DEBORAH%20A)
- Location: [San Clemente, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Clemente)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3707° N, 117.5102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92672, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39778
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39778
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39778-1991-04-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX91FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA065), Jan 3, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N39778), Glendale, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO TURN TO THE LEFT, WHICH RESULTED IN FLIGHT TOWARD HIGHER TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN…

## 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 19910103000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910103000259A), Jan 3, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N39778), Burbank, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit powerline,mountain terrain. Crashed and burned.IFR conditions.

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