# N81018: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1989-12-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 26, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 288016097
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB0BF8
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81018-1989-12-26

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 LAX85FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA252), May 10, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N81018), Ocotillo Wells, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19850510016499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850510016499A), May 10, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N81018), Ocotillo Wells, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft was seen flying into ground with no apparent effort to avert crash. Flying while intoxicated.

## Other aircraft with N81018

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81018): Oglesby John VANS RV-8, S/N 80318
- [Cancelled 1999-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81018-1999-07-02): Bell 407, S/N 53350. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1994-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81018-1994-01-18): Beech A36, S/N E2826. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Southern Cross Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20CROSS%20AVIATION%20INC), [Camarillo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Camarillo)

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