# N8275Z: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1999-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 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: 28-8316002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 16, 1987
- Last registry action: November 18, 1998
- Mode S code: AB4DFB
- Owner when cancelled: [Letourneau University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETOURNEAU%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Longview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Longview)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8275Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8275Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8275Z-1999-01-28

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 FTW96LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA233), May 30, 1996: Piper PA-28-161 (N8275Z), Longview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: an improper flare by the pilot rated student, while landing with a tailwind; and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.

## 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 19960530012119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530012119A), May 30, 1996: Piper PA28161 (N8275Z), Longview, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing touch and go landings, lost airspeed, stalled on final approach, crash landed. (-23) on may 30, 1996, at 1513 central daylight time, a…

## Other aircraft with N8275Z

- [Cancelled 1980-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8275Z-1980-12-03): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 32R-8013136. 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)
- [Cancelled 1973-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8275Z-1973-02-07): Cessna 210-5(205), S/N 205-0275. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Hutchinson Robert E & Hutchinson Delores J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUTCHINSON%20ROBERT%20E%20%26%20HUTCHINSON%20DELORES%20J), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.