# N8248Z: 1980 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2018-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2018
- 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: 28-8116006
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1994
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AB433F
- Owner when cancelled: [General Aviation Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20AVIATION%20EXPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [Berwyn, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Berwyn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0322° N, 75.4514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19312, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8248Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8248Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8248Z-2018-01-29

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

## 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 19960717034249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717034249I), Jul 17, 1996: Piper PA28161 (N8248Z), Pottstown, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed at ptw, taxied back and proceeded to take-off again. On the down wind leg, the pilot heard a noise under the aircraft and requested…

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