# N8120H: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1997-01-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 13, 1997
- 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: 288016138
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1991
- Last registry action: July 20, 1994
- Mode S code: AB132A
- Owners when cancelled: [Laron Enterprises Incorporated DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARON%20ENTERPRISES%20INCORPORATED%20DBA), [Navajo Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAVAJO%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Concord, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Concord)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9932° N, 122.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94520, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8120H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8120H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120H-1997-01-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX93LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA152), Mar 16, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N8120H), Vacaville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).

## 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 19930315005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930315005609A), Mar 15, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N8120H), Vacaville, CA, Destroyed. Reported power failure on climb to cruise. Cartwheeled on forced landing and burned. No engine anomalies found.

## Other aircraft with N8120H

- [Cancelled 2017-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120H-2017-04-18): Nanchang China CJ-6, S/N 48-21, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mclaughlin Terry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCLAUGHLIN%20TERRY), [Salem, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Salem)
- [Cancelled 1963-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120H-1963-10-31): Hiller HJ-1, S/N 2001. Owner: [Hiller Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLER%20HELICOPTERS), [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)

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