# N39999: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1996-07-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 22, 1996
- 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: 287916017
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1990
- Last registry action: May 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A4A7ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Indianapolis Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDIANAPOLIS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Fishers, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fishers)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9667° N, 86.0172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46038, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39999
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39999-1996-07-22

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 CHI95LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA331), Sep 26, 1995: Piper PA-28 (N39999), Poseyville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's poor judgement in making a night takeoff on an unlit runway and his failure to maintain proper runway alignment. Factors associated with the accident were the hay bale, the night…

## 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 19950925030009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950925030009A), Sep 25, 1995: Piper PA28161 (N39999), Poseyville, IN, Substantial damage. Attempted night takeoff from unlighted runway. Wing struck hay bale in adjacent field. Auto lights wrong position. (-23) the pilot was departing Poseyville…

## Other aircraft with N39999

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39999): Cessna 150D, S/N 15060219, built 1963
- [Cancelled 1956-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39999-1956-02-28): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 6658. Owner: [Sevec Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEVEC%20RICHARD%20A), [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)

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