# N6883C: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1982-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 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: 28-7816438
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1978
- Mode S code: A923B3
- Owner when cancelled: [Chico Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHICO%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Chico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chico)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6883C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6883C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6883C-1982-08-31

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 LAX81DXQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ02), Oct 8, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6883C), Elko, NV, destroyed

## 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 19801008057719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801008057719A), Oct 8, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N6883C), Elko, NV, Destroyed. Veered off runway on level-off touch-down. Started late go-around off runway alignment. Struck trees.

## Other aircraft with N6883C

- [Cancelled 1960-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6883C-1960-02-02): North American T-28A, S/N 51-3593. Exported to France. Owner: [Pacaero Engineering Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACAERO%20ENGINEERING%20CORP), [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)

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