# N8015X: 1981 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2015-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2015
- 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: 28-8216079
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1987
- Certificate issued: April 28, 2015
- Last registry action: April 28, 2015
- Mode S code: AAE8B1
- Owner when cancelled: [Up And Up Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UP%20AND%20UP%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Cypress, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cypress)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9453° N, 95.7414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77433, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8015X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8015X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015X-2015-11-19

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 MIA85LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA244), Sep 4, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N8015X), Everglades City, FL, 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.

- [Incident 20050522008159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050522008159I), May 22, 2005: Piper PA28161 (N8015X), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor was giving a check-out on the aircraft. While taxiing, the nose wheel entered a hole on the side of the taxiway, causing the propeller to…
- [Accident 19850904043309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850904043309A), Sep 4, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N8015X), Everglades City, FL, Substantial damage. Ditched in chokolosee bay after power loss. Intake valve was deformed, causing compression loss and detonation.

## Other aircraft with N8015X

- [Cancelled 2025-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015X-2025-08-12): Thrush S2R-510, S/N 510-145, built 2024. Exported to Paraguay. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)

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