# N4512Q: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2017-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 28-8016019
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 14, 1999
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A57880
- Owner when cancelled: [Culver Educational Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CULVER%20EDUCATIONAL%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Culver, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Culver)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2207° N, 86.4284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46511, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4512Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4512Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4512Q-2017-05-23

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 CHI05LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA226), Aug 10, 2005: Piper PA-28-161 (N4512Q), Culver, IN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power while maneuvering due to partial failure of the left magneto, and the flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall. An additional cause was…

## 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 20050810024239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050810024239A), Aug 10, 2005: Piper PA28161 (N4512Q), Culver, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft lost power after takeoff, crashed into lake. Both occupants, a student pilot and CFI drowned. [privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 19810823070441I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823070441I), Aug 23, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N4512Q), Schaumburg, IL, Minor damage. Student on second supervised solo taxied in front of another aircraft and struck its propeller with wing. See 8260Q

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