# N8115Q: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2015-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 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: 28-8016121
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2012
- Last registry action: October 21, 2014
- Mode S code: AB1029
- Owner when cancelled: [Chandler Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANDLER%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2723° N, 111.8339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85286, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8115Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8115Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8115Q-2015-09-10

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

## 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 WPR13LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA004), Oct 5, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N8115Q), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both flight instructors to see and avoid the other airplane while providing instrument flight training, which resulted in a midair collision.

## 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 20121005026362A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121005026362A), Oct 5, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N8115Q), Bapchule, AZ, Substantial damage. On October 5th, 2012 at approximately 2:07 p.m., N8115Q, a Piper PA-28-161, and N4184M, a Piper PA-28R-201 collided in mid-air just south of the town of…

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