# N47561: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2000-12-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 14, 2000
- 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: 28-7816097
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1988
- Last registry action: October 17, 2000
- Mode S code: A5D6F1
- Owner when cancelled: [Chapel Hill Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPEL%20HILL%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Chapel Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Chapel%20Hill)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9667° N, 79.0535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27514, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47561
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47561
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47561-2000-12-14

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 MIA00LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA171), May 25, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N47561), Chapel Hill, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the CFI to delay his landing until the approaching line of thunderstorms passed, causing the flight to encounter severely gusting wind conditions resulting in the loss of altitude…

## 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 20000525010399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000525010399A), May 25, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N47561), Chapel Hill, NC, Destroyed. (-23) While on short final for the Chapel Hill airport, the aircraft encountered a severe down draft at 300 AGL and 1/4 mile final. The aircraft then rolled…
- [Incident 19810130016039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130016039I), Jan 30, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N47561), Klossner, MN, Minor damage. During go-around the aircraft struck tree top. Minor damage to wing tip.

## Other aircraft with N47561

- [Cancelled 1951-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47561-1951-10-22): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-1538. Owner: [Newman Marion William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWMAN%20MARION%20WILLIAM), [Orange, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Orange)

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