# N8285M: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1981-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 1981
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-8116070
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1972
- Mode S code: AB51A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Melridge Aviation Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELRIDGE%20AVIATION%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8285M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8285M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8285M-1981-07-24

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

## Other aircraft with N8285M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8285M): Beech A36, S/N E-2815, built 1993
- [Cancelled 1970-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8285M-1970-06-29): Cessna 210K, S/N 210 59285. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Cessnair Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNAIR%20AVIATION%20INC), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

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