# N8132X: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2020-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2020
- 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: 28-8016162
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 9, 2014
- Last registry action: April 11, 2017
- Mode S code: AB1735
- Owner when cancelled: [Interstate Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERSTATE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Plainville, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Plainville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6736° N, 72.8597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06062, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8132X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8132X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8132X-2020-02-13

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ERA19LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA030), Oct 28, 2018: Piper PA28 (N8132X), Simsbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of the wheel brake system during the airplane's most recent 100-hour inspection, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid and the pilot's inability to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20181028022319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181028022319A), Oct 28, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N8132X), Simsbury, CT, Substantial damage. Simsbury, CT (4B9): N8132X, a model PA28-161, after conducting touch and go's at local airports, landed at (4B9) Simsbury and reported no brakes on touchdown.…
- [Incident 20150711015489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150711015489I), Jul 11, 2015: Piper PA-28-161 (N8132X), Wallkill, NY, Minor damage. While taxiing aircraft on the hanger/ramp area, the pilot attempted to maneuver around a parked aircraft and a parked vehicle. The left wingtip of the aircraft…

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