# N81549: 1980 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2006-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2006
- 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: 28-8016265
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2003
- Last registry action: April 18, 2006
- Mode S code: AB1EF5
- Owner when cancelled: [Rice Donald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICE%20DONALD%20E)
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.3471° N, 80.1592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33433, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81549
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81549
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81549-2006-07-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MIA03LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA073), Mar 5, 2003: Piper PA-28-161 (N81549), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed during climb, which resulted in the airplane stalling, and impacting with a house.

## 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 20030305008559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030305008559A), Mar 5, 2003: Piper PA28161 (N81549), Lake Placid, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) N81549-Piper PA-28-161 on takeoff from a 2000 foot grass strip. Crashed into a residential house at the end of the runway. Substantial damage to the…

## Other aircraft with N81549

- [Cancelled 2013-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81549-2013-12-19): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B5057. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1971-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81549-1971-06-21): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-168, built 1945. Owner: [Cheek Earl Porter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEEK%20EARL%20PORTER), [Columbia, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Columbia)

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