# N47472: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1990-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 287816077
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 2, 1989
- Last registry action: June 2, 1989
- Mode S code: A5D35E
- Owner when cancelled: [Williams Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20GARY)
- Location: [Klamath Falls, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Klamath%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1326° N, 121.6646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97603, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47472
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47472
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47472-1990-12-12

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 SEA90FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA098), Jun 8, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N47472), Susanville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION ON THE PART OF THE PILOT WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE AIRCRAFT'S CLIMB IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 19900607019359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607019359A), Jun 7, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N47472), Susanville, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Failed to clear crest of a mountain saddle on climbout. Apparently failed to judge performance in high altitude.

## Other aircraft with N47472

- [Cancelled 1955-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47472-1955-05-19): Fairchild 24W-41A, S/N W41A-251, built 1944. Owner: [Meadows C B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEADOWS%20C%20B), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

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