# N8303Y: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1988-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 1988
- 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: 288116093
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB5B32
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8303Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8303Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8303Y-1988-04-06

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 MKC88LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA015), Nov 5, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N8303Y), Bonne Terre, MO, substantial damage

## 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 19871105062229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871105062229A), Nov 5, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N8303Y), Bonne Terre, MO, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel enroute at night. Crash landed. ATC failed to advise PIC of lighted airport gave unlighted field.

## Other aircraft with N8303Y

- [Cancelled 2018-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8303Y-2018-02-20): Head Balloons AX8-105, S/N 348, built 2006. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Erwin Keith S Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERWIN%20KEITH%20S%20JR), [Pittstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Pittstown)

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