# N4189Q: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-7716172
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 1977
- Certificate issued: February 14, 1992
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A4F57A
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Air Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20AIR%20PARTS%20INC)
- Location: [Staunton, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Staunton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0186° N, 89.8008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62088, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4189Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4189Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4189Q-2015-05-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI91LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA252), Aug 7, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N4189Q), Mount Pleasant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A WET, GRASS RUNWAY AND BUILDINGS ADJACENT THE RUNWAY.

## 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 19910806032109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806032109A), Aug 6, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N4189Q), Mount Pleasant, MI, Substantial damage. Lost control landing on short wet grass strip. Veered off runway and collided with airport buildings.

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