# N8149Q: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2007-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 28-8016253
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 8, 1999
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: AB1BDA
- Owner when cancelled: [Ormond Beach Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORMOND%20BEACH%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Ormond Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ormond%20Beach)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2922° N, 81.1614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32174, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8149Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8149Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8149Q-2007-10-15

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 (2)

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 MIA06CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA111), May 16, 2006: Piper PA-28-161 (N8149Q), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the student pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector during takeoff. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.
- [NTSB ATL04LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA124), May 31, 2004: Piper PA-28-161 (N8149Q), St. Marys, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to use carburetor heat when weather condition were favorable for the for the formation of carburetor ice. .

## 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 20060516012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060516012219A), May 16, 2006: Piper PA28161 (N8149Q), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot on first solo flight, after conducting two supervised cross country flights, three touch and go's, and one go-around, the instructor…
- [Accident 20040531030589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531030589A), May 31, 2004: Piper PA28161 (N8149Q), St Marys, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 31, 2004, at approximately 1330 UTC, N8149Q reported mayday with an engine failure over cumberland island, 10 miles south of brunswick, Georgia.…

## Other aircraft with N8149Q

- [Cancelled 1973-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8149Q-1973-06-25): Cessna 402B, S/N 402B0373. Exported to Gabon. Owner: [Floair In](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOAIR%20IN), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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