# N8143D: Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 1993-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 225634
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1976
- Last registry action: February 23, 1991
- Mode S code: AB1AFD
- Owner when cancelled: [Lecorchick Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LECORCHICK%20JOSEPH)
- Location: [Eagle River, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Eagle%20River)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1743° N, 149.2843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99577, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8143D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8143D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8143D-1993-12-09

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-22-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ANC91LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA150), Sep 21, 1991: Piper PA-22-160 (N8143D), Stoney River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER CLIMB. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE, HIS INADEQUATE TRAINING IN THAT MODEL AIRPLANE, HIS LACK OF TOTAL…
- [NTSB ANC79DAH09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAH09), Sep 1, 1979: Piper PA-22S (N8143D), Eureka, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA73DYG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG15), Oct 13, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N8143D), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage

## 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 19910920042469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920042469A), Sep 20, 1991: Piper STCPA22 (N8143D), Stony River, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to land downwind short strip. Unable,began go around,turned into blind canyon,hit downdraft. Crashed in trees
- [Accident 19790901022099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901022099A), Sep 1, 1979: Piper PA22S160 (N8143D), Eureka, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted seaplane takeoff with frost on wings. Unable to climb. Aborted. Made hard water landing.

## Other aircraft with N8143D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8143D): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0678, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1998-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8143D-1998-07-10): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 327340088. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Nixon James U](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIXON%20JAMES%20U), [Plano, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plano)

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