# N8258E: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1999-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 1999
- 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: 28-8116021
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 29, 1996
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: AB46E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Leading Edge Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEADING%20EDGE%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9982° N, 82.3780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33610, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8258E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8258E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8258E-1999-04-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MIA98LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA206), Jul 24, 1998: Piper PA-28-161 (N8258E), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to a hydraulic valve lifter failure.

## 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.

- [Accident 19980724026799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724026799A), Jul 24, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N8258E), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. (.4)On July 24, 1998, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161, N8258E, registered to leading edge aviation services, inc., operating as a 14 CFR…
- [Incident 19931122048859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931122048859I), Nov 22, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N8258E), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Pilot taxied into a portable helipad while taxiing for departure. Had turned off taxi lights.
- [Incident 19820717040779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717040779I), Jul 17, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N8258E), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Engine failed on takeoff at 100 feet. Pilot landed on airport. Engine shipped to manufacturer for analysis.

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