# N8256R: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1997-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1997
- 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: 288116017
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1991
- Last registry action: May 21, 1997
- Mode S code: AB46A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Nassau Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASSAU%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Farmingdale, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Farmingdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7330° N, 73.4328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11735, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8256R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8256R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8256R-1997-08-21

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 DEN91FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA097), Jul 7, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N8256R), Denver, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A TAIL WIND, THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY LEAN THE MIXTURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO USE ALL…

## 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 19910707026409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026409A), Jul 7, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N8256R), Denver, CO, Destroyed. Unable to climb after takeoff in severe quartering tailwind. Engine sputtering. Mixture altitude and flaps factors.
- [Incident 19860926051579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926051579I), Sep 26, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N8256R), Danville, BA. Engine lost oil pressure and failed en route. Landed in a field. Exact cause of engine failure not reported.

## Other aircraft with N8256R

- [Cancelled 1978-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8256R-1978-08-30): Bellanca 17-31A, S/N 32-69, built 1972. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Zabetian Parvin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZABETIAN%20PARVIN%20D), [Hemet, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hemet)

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