# N8252V: 1980 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- 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: 28-8116010
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 23, 2002
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AB4620
- Owner when cancelled: [Travel Express Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAVEL%20EXPRESS%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Saint Charles, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Saint%20Charles)
- Physical address: [W Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/W%20Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9306° N, 88.2987° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60174, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8252V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8252V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8252V-2014-11-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI82DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA053), Feb 14, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N8252V), Dwight, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20100627038209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627038209I), Jun 27, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N8252V), Elgin, IL, No damage. [privacy data omitted] A certified flight instructor, was demonstrating a soft field take-off on rwy 24 (a grass runway) at Olson Airport. The aircraft did not…
- [Incident 19890607042639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607042639I), Jun 7, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N8252V), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Nosewheel turned right on touchdown. Pilot was holding right rudder. Veered off runway. Hit a taxiway light.
- [Accident 19820214004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820214004339A), Feb 14, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N8252V), Dwight, IL, Substantial damage. Used brakes to slow on icy runway on landing. Slid off into a snowbank.

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