# N8253E: 1982 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2001-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 28-8216183
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 1982
- Certificate issued: August 20, 1998
- Last registry action: September 18, 2001
- Mode S code: AB4634
- Owner when cancelled: [Epps Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EPPS%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8885° N, 84.2895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30341, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8253E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8253E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8253E-2001-11-08

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 (2)

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 MIA99LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA059), Dec 27, 1998: Piper PA-28-161 (N8253E), Conyers, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a touch-and-go landing with insufficient runway remaining, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from an object (tree).
- [NTSB CHI88LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA021), Nov 7, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N8253E), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19981227033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227033899A), Dec 27, 1998: N8253E, Snellville, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot was attenpting to land/depart the acft at whispering pines airpark when it crashed in the back yard of a residence and came to rest in a tree.
- [Accident 19871107062422A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107062422A), Nov 7, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N8253E), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. While holding for departure on taxiway for runway 33 aircraft was struck from the rear by a P51D N6341T.

## Other aircraft with N8253E

- [Cancelled 1980-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8253E-1980-09-15): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-8070334. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Kuney Ernest J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUNEY%20ERNEST%20J), [Mill Hall, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Mill%20Hall)

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