# N525PU: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1992-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 1992
- 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: 2841190
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1989
- Last registry action: August 25, 1989
- Mode S code: A69CD9
- Owner when cancelled: [Purdue University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURDUE%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [West Lafayette, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/West%20Lafayette)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4222° N, 86.9138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47907, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525PU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=525PU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525PU-1992-06-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI91LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA226), Jul 24, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N525PU), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND REFUELING NOT PERFORMED BY THE CFI/PIC.

## 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 19910723029829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723029829A), Jul 23, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N525PU), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on climbout. Crashed in trees and remained suspended. Failed to fuel prior night training flight.

## Other aircraft with N525PU

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525PU): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8316102

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