# N8189T: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2000-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2000
- 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: 288016309
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 28, 1983
- Last registry action: November 18, 1998
- Mode S code: AB2AB9
- Owner when cancelled: [Thunderbird Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9090° N, 93.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55436, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8189T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8189T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8189T-2000-07-27

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 20000712SH048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000712SH048), Jun 28, 2000: CRANKSHAFT. BROKEN. DURING TAKEOFF, ENGINE QUIT WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS AT 200 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A SWAMP. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. DURING 

## 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 CHI00LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA154), Jun 8, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N8189T), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the engine and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot-in-command. Factors to the accident were the fracture of the crankshaft due to fatigue, excessive main…

## 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 20000608009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608009169A), Jun 8, 2000: Piper PA28181 (N8189T), Minneapolis, MN, No damage. (-23) During climb, engine quit when a/c was at 200 ft AGL. A/c crashed into a swamp. A/c was destroyed, occupants received minor injuries. During post crash…

## Other aircraft with N8189T

- [Cancelled 1961-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8189T-1961-01-05): Cessna 175B, S/N 17556889. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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