# N8237Z: 1982 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2017-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 28-8216177
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1982
- Last registry action: September 13, 2017
- Mode S code: AB3F65
- Location: [Bloomburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bloomburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1548° N, 94.0624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75556, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8237Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8237Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237Z-2017-10-26

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 ERA16CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA237), Jun 29, 2016: Piper PA 28-161 (N8237Z), Honesdale, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in his attempt to take off near the airplane’s maximum gross weight in high-density altitude conditions that degraded the airplane’s takeoff…

## 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 20160629013499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160629013499A), Jun 29, 2016: Piper PA-28-161 (N8237Z), Honesdale, PA, Substantial damage. N8237Z was attempting takeoff from the N30 airport at approximately 1730 local time from runway 36. He had himself and family on board which included his…

## Other aircraft with N8237Z

- [Cancelled 1980-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237Z-1980-08-22): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8090361. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Beaver Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAVER%20AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC), [Beaver Falls, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Beaver%20Falls)

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