# N8321K: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1989-07-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 17, 1989
- 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: 288316025
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB624D
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8321K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8321K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8321K-1989-07-17

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 LAX88FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA113), Feb 21, 1988: Piper PA-28-161 (N8321K), Rosamond, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: DECISION OF THE PILOT TO ATTEMPT MULTIPLE LOW LEVEL PASSES OVER A RESIDENCE IN AN AREA OF RISING TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND AMPHETAMINE…

## 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 19880220002969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880220002969A), Feb 20, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N8321K), Rosamond, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck a small hill while buzzing a residence during twilight after sunset. Evidence of drugs in pilots system.

## Other aircraft with N8321K

- [Cancelled 2000-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8321K-2000-10-04): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 2531. Owner: [Midstate Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDSTATE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Ham Lake, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Ham%20Lake)
- [Cancelled 1981-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8321K-1981-05-07): Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164D, S/N 15D. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Gulfstream American Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULFSTREAM%20AMERICAN%20CORP), [Savannah, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Savannah)
- [Cancelled 1948-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8321K-1948-02-03): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-1321, built 1946. Owner: [Consolidated Vultee Corp/Stinson Div](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONSOLIDATED%20VULTEE%20CORP%2FSTINSON%20DIV), [Wayne, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Wayne)

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