# N609FT: 1989 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2005-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 2841219
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1989
- Certificate issued: October 4, 1989
- Last registry action: February 22, 2005
- Mode S code: A7E93D
- Owner when cancelled: [Florida Institute Of Technology](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20INSTITUTE%20OF%20TECHNOLOGY)
- Location: [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0794° N, 80.6223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32901, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N609FT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=609FT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609FT-2005-03-18

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 MIA91LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA087), Feb 25, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N609FT), Valkaria, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO SUPERVISE THE STUDENT PILOT'S ACTIONS, RESULTING IN A STALL AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHERE RECOVERY WAS NOT POSSIBLE.

## 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 19910225003479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910225003479A), Feb 25, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N609FT), Valkaria, FL, Substantial damage. Gave student engine out on climbout. Student made steep turn and stalled. CFI took over too late to fully recover.

## Other aircraft with N609FT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N609FT): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7716270, built 1977

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