# N8258A: 1980 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 28-8116020
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1980
- Last registry action: January 6, 2011
- Mode S code: AB46DF
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8258A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8258A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8258A-2013-04-09

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR JUF2003F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JUF2003F00000), May 19, 2003: STRUT. FAILED. UPON TOUCH DOWN FOR LANDING, THE UPPER TORQUE LINK ATTACHMENT, ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE AT THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE OLEO PISTON TO FALL OUT

## 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 MIA93LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA203), Oct 4, 1992: Piper PA-28-161 (N8258A), St Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO ASSURE ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND AND TURBULENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## 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.

- [Incident 20030418014969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030418014969I), Apr 18, 2003: Piper PA28161 (N8258A), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Flight instructor's statement: the aircraft involved in the "event" on April 18th 2003, N8258A, began an instructional flight about 1220Z that day.…
- [Accident 19921004057059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921004057059A), Oct 4, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N8258A), St Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. Student allowed aircraft to roll 80 degrees right on short final. CFI took over. Landed on grass. Struck marker.

## Other aircraft with N8258A

- [Cancelled 1970-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8258A-1970-06-10): Cessna 170B, S/N 25110. Owner: [Tosch Norman G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOSCH%20NORMAN%20G), [Cupertino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cupertino)

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