# N81786: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1982-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 288016216
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1982
- Mode S code: AB26EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Ballantyne James III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLANTYNE%20JAMES%20III)
- Location: [Niantic, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Niantic)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81786
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81786
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81786-1982-10-07

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 NYC82FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA181), Aug 4, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N81786), Concord, NH, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19820804038659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820804038659A), Aug 4, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N81786), Concord, NH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into trees while trying to land VFR at airport with a 500 foot ceiling. VFR flight was not recommended.

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