# N8295X: 1980 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2017-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2017
- 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: 28-8116083
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 13, 2003
- Last registry action: July 29, 2008
- Mode S code: AB5567
- Owner when cancelled: [Rtje Bach Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RTJE%20BACH%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC)
- Location: [Waukesha, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waukesha)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0186° N, 88.2940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53188, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8295X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8295X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8295X-2017-02-28

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

## 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 DFW08LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA144), May 15, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N8295X), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The departing pilot's inadequate visual lookout resulting in his airplane colliding with the landing airplane. Contributing to the accident was the trees/visual obstructions along the runway's…

## 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 20080515838371A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080515838371A), May 15, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N8295X), Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On 05/15/2008 at approximately 1402 central daylight time (CDT) a Piper PA-28-161, N8295X, owned by rtje bach enterprises LLC and operated by U.S.…

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