# N43248: 1983 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2025-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2025
- Exported to: Guatemala
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-8416015
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1983
- Certificate issued: September 6, 2022
- Last registry action: September 2, 2023
- Mode S code: A52D91
- Owner when cancelled: [American Aviation Aircraft Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8329° N, 116.8734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92021, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43248
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43248-2025-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20110903019229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903019229I), Sep 3, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N43248), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. Pilot was following " follow me vehicle" he turned to the right when he should have gone left. Pilot chose not to follow vechicle driver directions. As a…
- [Incident 19850725074479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725074479I), Jul 25, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N43248), Los Angeles, CA. Entered a group one tca without authorization from ATC.

## Other aircraft with N43248

- [Cancelled 1974-06-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43248-1974-06-24): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-7435257, built 1974. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Moody Walter P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER%20P), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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