# N610FT: 1989 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2019-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 2841221
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1989
- Certificate issued: December 31, 2015
- Last registry action: December 31, 2015
- Mode S code: A7EF4D
- Owner when cancelled: [American Air Academy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIR%20ACADEMY)
- Location: [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3204° N, 80.6592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32952, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N610FT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=610FT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N610FT-2019-03-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 GAA18CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA292), May 11, 2018: Piper PA28 (N610FT), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare in tailwind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20180511005229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180511005229A), May 11, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N610FT), Merritt Island, FL, Substantial damage. The student pilot was rptdly on her 4th solo flt practicing touch and go landings on rwy 11 when the acft landed hard on the lt main ldg gear. The acft taxied…

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