# N8236Z: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2000-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2000
- 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: 28-8016362
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1998
- Last registry action: February 25, 1998
- Mode S code: AB3F42
- Owner when cancelled: [Tramco Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAMCO%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Broomfield, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Broomfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8907° N, 105.1137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80021, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8236Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8236Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8236Z-2000-05-10

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 DEN99LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA020), Nov 11, 1998: Piper PA-28-161 (N8236Z), Erie, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The shorting of the aluminum battery wire and the subsequent failure of the fuel line. Factors were the weak/deteriorated battery, the insufficient information in the airplane's POH about charging an…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19981111031759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981111031759A), Nov 11, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N8236Z), Erie, CO, Destroyed. Pilot smelled fumes as he attempted to start the acft in the run-up area, the pilot exited the acft, and the acft was destroyed by fire on the ramp. Y(.19) on…
- [Incident 19920302007299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920302007299I), Mar 2, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N8236Z), Vero Beach, FL. Lost stabilator yoke effectiveness while performing chandelles. Landed safely. Found stabilator cable had broken.

## Other aircraft with N8236Z

- [Cancelled 1974-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8236Z-1974-08-15): Cessna 210-5, S/N 205-0236. Owner: [66 Rentals Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/66%20RENTALS%20INC), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

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