# N8236U: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1989-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 1989
- 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: 288016360
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB3F3D
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8236U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8236U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8236U-1989-03-16

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

## 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 CHI83FA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA441), Sep 26, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N8236U), Bethany, IL, 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 19830925075899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925075899A), Sep 25, 1983: Piper PA28161 (N8236U), Bethany, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into adverse weather, overstressed airframe. Separation of airframe in flight. VFR flight not reccommended.

## Other aircraft with N8236U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8236U): Beech A36, S/N E-2677, built 1991
- [Cancelled 1975-11-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8236U-1975-11-03): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252136. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Flowers Norbert S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOWERS%20NORBERT%20S), [Schaumburg, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Schaumburg)

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