# N8228Y: 1980 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-8016346
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1982
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: AB3BD0
- Owner when cancelled: [Rocky Mountain Flight Instructioninc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20MOUNTAIN%20FLIGHT%20INSTRUCTIONINC)
- Location: [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5931° N, 105.1274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80521, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8228Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8228Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8228Y-2013-05-30

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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19860304018289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860304018289I), Mar 4, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N8228Y), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. Misjudged proximity to another aircraft while taxiing. Wing struck parked cessnas vertical stabilizer.

## Other aircraft with N8228Y

- [Cancelled 1968-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8228Y-1968-03-05): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-1326, built 1966. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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