# N43253: 1983 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2010-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 28-8416018
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1983
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1984
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A52DAF
- Owner when cancelled: [Betters Douglas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETTERS%20DOUGLAS%20L)
- Location: [Whitefish, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Whitefish)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.4269° N, 114.4940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59937, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43253
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43253-2010-04-14

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 MIA88LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA109), Feb 19, 1988: Piper PA-28-161 (N43253), Stuart, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19880218003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218003529A), Feb 18, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N43253), Stuart, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into clouds offshore at night. Lost control and crashed into ocean. Pilots body washed onto shore 2 days later

## Other aircraft with N43253

- [Cancelled 1974-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43253-1974-06-18): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7425351, built 1974. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

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