# N4309Y: 1983 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2012-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-8316087
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1983
- Last registry action: March 29, 1991
- Mode S code: A526C8
- Location: [La Crescenta, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Crescenta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2357° N, 118.2467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91214, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4309Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4309Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309Y-2012-12-07

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 LAX88LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA073), Dec 21, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N4309Y), Burbank, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19871221070902A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871221070902A), Dec 21, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N4309Y), Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. While holding with radio problems right wing was struck by N4026A, a 195 that was trying to taxi around him.

## Other aircraft with N4309Y

- [Cancelled 1964-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309Y-1964-01-03): Piper PA-23-160, S/N 23-2032. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Delaware Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELAWARE%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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