# N8318L: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1991-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 1991
- 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: 288116122
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1987
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AB5F8C
- Owner when cancelled: [Beaver Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAVER%20AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Beaver Falls, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Beaver%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7709° N, 80.3514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15010, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8318L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8318L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8318L-1991-04-08

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 (2)

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 NYC88DGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DGM03), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N8318L), Spartansburg, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC85LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA069), Feb 21, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N8318L), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19871114064849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114064849A), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N8318L), Spartansburg, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control of aircraft in poor visibility. Crashed in an open field. Wreckage indicates aircraft was in a spin.
- [Accident 19850221006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850221006099A), Feb 21, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N8318L), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Student solo landed in crosswind veered off runway into a snowbank. Nosed over. Unskilled in crosswind procedure.

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