# N43744: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1995-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 1995
- 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: 287816018
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 16, 1991
- Last registry action: December 21, 1994
- Mode S code: A54020
- Owner when cancelled: [Bond Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOND%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Hackettstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hackettstown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8600° N, 74.8318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07840, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43744
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43744
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43744-1995-03-01

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 NYC91LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA245), Sep 21, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N43744), Hackettstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ACHIEVE THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN SPOT AND EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAKE A GO-AROUND…

## 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.

- [Accident 19910921042459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921042459A), Sep 21, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N43744), Hacketts Town, NJ, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on runway. Tried to ground loop but slid off end sideways. Dropped down embankment to a road.
- [Incident 19890323023689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323023689I), Mar 23, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N43744), Allentown, PA. Experienced a rough engine after takeoff. Returned to field. Landed safely. Unable to duplicate malfunction.

## Other aircraft with N43744

- [Cancelled 2012-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43744-2012-09-21): Meduna Robert V SPORT COPTER VORTEX, S/N 072. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Brinnon, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Brinnon)

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