# N81020: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2019-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2019
- Exported to: Colombia
- 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: 28-8016105
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 3, 2019
- Last registry action: June 3, 2019
- Mode S code: AB0C13
- Owner when cancelled: [Vip Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIP%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Weston, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Weston)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1105° N, 80.3740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33326, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81020-2019-09-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2015FA0000510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2015FA0000510), Sep 28, 2015: CABLE. FRAYED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND THE FORWARD TRIM CABLE FREYED IN THE VICINITY OF THE PET 1 PITCH TRIM SERVO THROUGH THE TRIM OPERATING RANGE OF THE CABLE ARO

## 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.

- [Incident 19900812033389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900812033389I), Aug 12, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N81020), Taft, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit in traffic pattern. Landed short and nose wheel collapsed and left gear sheared.

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