# N8085H: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 28-8016067
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1986
- Last registry action: August 19, 2011
- Mode S code: AB02A4
- Location: [La Habra Heights, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Habra%20Heights)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9427° N, 117.9525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90631, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8085H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8085H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8085H-2013-08-22

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 CHI90LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA228), Aug 11, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N8085H), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND LANDED HARD.

## 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 19900813033509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813033509A), Aug 13, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N8085H), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing then allowed a stall and dropped 10 feet to runway. Impact forced struts up through wings.

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