# N8340F: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1995-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 288316033
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1983
- Last registry action: December 20, 1986
- Mode S code: AB6994
- Owners when cancelled: [Perkins Arthur F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PERKINS%20ARTHUR%20F), [Perkins Cheryl F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PERKINS%20CHERYL%20F)
- Location: [Valley, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Valley)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8088° N, 85.1811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley, AL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8340F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8340F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340F-1995-09-08

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 ATL86FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA217), Aug 10, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N8340F), Douglasville, GA, destroyed

## 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 19860810038669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860810038669A), Aug 10, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N8340F), Douglasville, GA, Destroyed. The aircraft failed to climb after takeoff. Inexperienced pilot attempted operations at high density altitude.

## Other aircraft with N8340F

- [Cancelled 1979-12-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340F-1979-12-20): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 024D. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Sky Sales & Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20SALES%20%26%20SERVICE%20INC), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

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