# N8163N: 1968 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1971-03-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 30, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-25359
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1969
- Mode S code: AB2274
- Owner when cancelled: [Ness E G/Ness Mavis I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NESS%20E%20G%2FNESS%20MAVIS%20I)
- Location: [Garden Grove, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Garden%20Grove)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8163N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8163N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8163N-1971-03-30

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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 LAX70AL045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL045), Jan 28, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N8163N), La Mirada, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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