# N8251B: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1991-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 1991
- 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: 288216182
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1983
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AB45EB
- Owners when cancelled: [Campbell John F Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMPBELL%20JOHN%20F%20TRUSTEE), [Gilbert Jack C Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILBERT%20JACK%20C%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2130° N, 118.3177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91504, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8251B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8251B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8251B-1991-04-18

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX90FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA070), Jan 19, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N8251B), Burbank, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) DUE TO HIS IMPAIRMENT FROM USE OF MARIJUANA, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT BY THE CFI, AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS…

## 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 19900118000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118000709A), Jan 18, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N8251B), Burbank, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. On climbout advised need to return then stalled crashed and burned. Was over gross. CFI tested positive marijuana.

## Other aircraft with N8251B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8251B): Smith David B RANS S7 COURIER, S/N 1194142, built 1994
- [Cancelled 1980-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8251B-1980-09-18): Piper PA-28RT-201, S/N 28R-8018101. Exported to Belgium. Owner: [Globe Aero Unlimited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20UNLIMITED%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1960-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8251B-1960-08-22): Cessna 172, S/N 36051. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Gaubart Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAUBART%20AVIATION%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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