# N47979: 1977 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2014-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 2014
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 28-7816175
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1977
- Last registry action: October 23, 2013
- Mode S code: A5E5F8
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47979-2014-01-06

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 2001FA0000266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001FA0000266), Aug 7, 2001: PROBE. DEFECTIVE. CARBURETOR ICE DETECTOR ALERTS EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ICE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE PROBE.

## 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 FTW78FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA086), Sep 28, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N47979), Richland Hills, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19811210085519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210085519I), Dec 10, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N47979), North Richland, TX, Minor damage. Pilot lost control on approach due to gusts, aborted and hit tree 200 feet to side of runway. Returned to airport.
- [Incident 19810808053099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808053099I), Aug 8, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N47979), Carthage, TX, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to strike parked aircraft while taxiing.
- [Accident 19780928040091A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928040091A), Sep 28, 1978: Piper PA28160 (N47979), Richland Hills, TX, Substantial damage. Dual student failed to notify instructor of other orserved traffi

## Other aircraft with N47979

- [Cancelled 1953-01-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47979-1953-01-13): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-1235. Owner: [Greenwood Harold E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREENWOOD%20HAROLD%20E), [Leo, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Leo)

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