# N81527: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1994-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 1994
- 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: 288016258
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1984
- Last registry action: March 31, 1993
- Mode S code: AB1EAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Stabel Max L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STABEL%20MAX%20L)
- Location: [Menard, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Menard)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8853° N, 99.8588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76859, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81527
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81527
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81527-1994-01-05

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-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 DEN93LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA039), Apr 7, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N81527), Llano, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. FACTORS WERE: LOW CEILING, DARK NIGHT, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME.

## 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 19930407008129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930407008129A), Apr 7, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N81527), Llano, TX, Destroyed. Lost control in IMC turning from base to final. Struck trees. Pilot admitted he should have made 180 and retreated.

## Other aircraft with N81527

- [Cancelled 2015-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81527-2015-05-14): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B5053. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1998-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81527-1998-12-22): Bell 206-L4, S/N 52210. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [First Security Bank Na Owner Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA%20OWNER%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81527-1965-05-21): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-143, built 1945. Owner: [Luther Dorsey P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUTHER%20DORSEY%20P), [Salix, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Salix)

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