# N47916: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1993-02-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 24, 1993
- 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: 287816157
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 13, 1984
- Last registry action: January 29, 1993
- Mode S code: A5E523
- Owner when cancelled: [John Stevenson Aircraft Supply](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20STEVENSON%20AIRCRAFT%20SUPPLY)
- Location: [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9439° N, 97.3179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78521, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47916
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47916
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47916-1993-02-24

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 FTW83LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA025), Oct 28, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N47916), Mcallen, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19821028056839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821028056839A), Oct 28, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N47916), Mcallen, TX, Substantial damage. Instructor with an ill student struck a runway approach light stanchion on short final. Blamed windshear.

## Other aircraft with N47916

- [Cancelled 1955-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47916-1955-10-11): Fairchild M-62A, S/N 7303AE. Owner: [Parker L T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20L%20T)

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