# N8162S: 1980 Piper PA-28RT-201, registration cancelled 2018-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28RT-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (registry code 7102818)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-8018042
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 7, 1980
- Last registry action: January 19, 2016
- Mode S code: AB2255
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4445° N, 112.1287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85009, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8162S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8162S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8162S-2018-05-31

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-28RT-201: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2015FA0000502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2015FA0000502), Sep 8, 2015: INJECTOR. STRIPPED. DURING THE INSPECTION A BRASS PLUG ON THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO, MODEL RSA-5AD1, PN 2524297-10, SN 55603 WITH A REPAIR FACILITY O/H STAMP. THE BRASS PLUG WAS FOUN
- [SDR 96ZZZX2429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2429), Mar 25, 1996: ACTUATOR. ARM DISENGAGED. GEAR ACTUATOR ARM BECAME DISENGAGED FROM PUSH ROD ARM; THUS, DISABLING EMERGENCY EXTENSION FUNCTION OF MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ERA15LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA341), Sep 4, 2015: Piper PA 28RT-201 (N8162S), Russell Springs, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s inadequate fuel injection servo maintenance due to an out-of-date AD list, which resulted in the fuel injection servo plug backing out of the threaded plug hole on the…
- [NTSB CHI96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA063), Dec 24, 1995: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8162S), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare.

## 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 20150904016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150904016169A), Sep 4, 2015: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8162S), Russel Springs, KY, Destroyed. During a practice RNAV approach in VMC into rwy 17 russell county KY (K24), at 2700 feet, throttle was advanced from idle with no response from the engine. The…
- [Accident 19951224042699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951224042699A), Dec 24, 1995: Piper PA28RT201 (N8162S), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. Blamed downdraft unable to timely flare for landing. Light crosswind. Bent wing and gear. (-23) pilot stated that gusting winds and…

## Other aircraft with N8162S

- [Cancelled 1965-08-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8162S-1965-08-26): Cessna 150F, S/N 15061762. Exported to Canada

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