# N8265A: 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: 28-8116037
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1982
- Last registry action: January 26, 1982
- Mode S code: AB4A2D
- Owner when cancelled: [King Designs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KING%20DESIGNS%20INC)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0477° N, 123.2309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97402, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8265A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8265A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8265A-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 SEA82FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA015), Jan 5, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N8265A), Pleasant Hill, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19820104000249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820104000249A), Jan 4, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N8265A), Pleasant Hill, OR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft was observed spinning out of a cloud and disintegrating. Weather conditions were VMC.on the surface.

## Other aircraft with N8265A

- [Cancelled 1953-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8265A-1953-10-19): Cessna 170B, S/N 25117. Owner: [Pack Arthur N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACK%20ARTHUR%20N), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

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