# N47717: 1977 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 28-7816126
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1977
- Last registry action: March 14, 2013
- Mode S code: A5DDB6
- Location: [Checotah, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Checotah)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4455° N, 95.5293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74426, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47717
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47717
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47717-2015-05-13

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX2339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2339), Apr 29, 1997: CARBURETOR. SHAFT FROZE. THROTTLE SHAFT FROZE IN BUSHINGS. POSSIBLE RESULT OF PREVIOUS INSTALLATION OF THROTTLE SHAFT KIT. UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE.

## 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 WPR13CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA219), May 7, 2013: Piper PA-28 (N47717), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to attempt a night landing on an unlit runway, which resulted in a misaligned approach and subsequent collision with a fence. Contributing to the accident was the student…

## 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 20130506006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130506006209A), May 6, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N47717), Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. During a telephone conversation with [privacy data omitted] (pilot of N47717) on may 7, 2013 at 14:33, he stated that he had flown N47717 from Oklahoma with an…
- [Incident 19970429014829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970429014829I), Apr 29, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N47717), Peoria, AZ. Narrative: during a local post maintenance test flight the throttle became difficult to move beyond the idle position. Pleasant valley airport was nearby and…

## Other aircraft with N47717

- [Cancelled 1949-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47717-1949-01-14): Piper TG-8, S/N G-98, built 1944. Owner: [Breedlove William C - Breedlove Aerial Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BREEDLOVE%20WILLIAM%20C%20-%20BREEDLOVE%20AERIAL%20SERVICE), [Lubbock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lubbock)

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