# N6116H: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1982-11-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 22, 1982
- 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: 28-7816224
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 11, 1979
- Mode S code: A7F5A7
- Owner when cancelled: [Geoff-Leigh Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEOFF-LEIGH%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Miami Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6116H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6116H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6116H-1982-11-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 MIA79FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA131), Sep 30, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N6116H), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI78FEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE50), Jul 4, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N6116H), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19790930037309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930037309A), Sep 30, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N6116H), Orlando, FL, Destroyed. Flew VFR at night into area of no ground lights & heavy rain. Vertical impact indicates loss of control of aircraft
- [Accident 19780704030099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704030099A), Jul 4, 1978: Piper PA28160 (N6116H), Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Collided w/edge of r/w.resurfaced r/w is 1FT above grass area of ort.

## Other aircraft with N6116H

- [Cancelled 2001-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6116H-2001-05-17): Fuller Stuart HOMBUILT 101, S/N GRH 2749. Owner: [Horne Glen Roland](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORNE%20GLEN%20ROLAND), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- [Cancelled 1957-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6116H-1957-11-13): Piper J-3C, S/N 19278. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Potter Duane C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POTTER%20DUANE%20C), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

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