# N44897: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2012-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2012
- 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: 28-7816039
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 1977
- Certificate issued: August 10, 1983
- Last registry action: July 8, 1989
- Mode S code: A56C08
- Owners when cancelled: [Budzyna John P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUDZYNA%20JOHN%20P), [Budzyna Theodore E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUDZYNA%20THEODORE%20E)
- Location: [Worcester, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Worcester)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3139° N, 71.7942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01606, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44897
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44897-2012-11-29

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 NYC90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA135), Jun 19, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N44897), Greenville, ME, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE, WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AT NIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FOG OBSCURING THE DESTINATION AIRPORT…

## 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 19900619022349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900619022349A), Jun 19, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N44897), Greenville, ME, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into trees at night trying to locate fog shrouded airport. No flight plan or instrument rating.

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