# N473FT: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1994-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 1994
- 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: 288216222
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 23, 1986
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: A5CCCE
- Owner when cancelled: [Florida Institute Of Technology](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20INSTITUTE%20OF%20TECHNOLOGY)
- Location: [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0794° N, 80.6223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32901, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N473FT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=473FT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473FT-1994-09-19

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

## 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 MIA90FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA067), Feb 3, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N473FT), Sebastian, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AA-1A PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE PIPER PA-28 WHICH HAD ENTERED TRAFFIC FIRST. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE PA-28 PILOT TO SEE THE AMERICAN AA-1A, WHEN THE AA-1A…

## 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 19900203001591A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900203001591A), Feb 3, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N473FT), Sebastian, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On final was overtaken and struck from rear by N9486L that overturned final. Was turning back did not see N473FT.

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