# N8351S: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1981-12-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 14, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 288116175
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1981
- Mode S code: AB6D79
- Owner when cancelled: [Bahnsen John C & Margaret M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAHNSEN%20JOHN%20C%20%26%20MARGARET%20M)
- Location: [Killeen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Killeen)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8351S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8351S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8351S-1981-12-14

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 FTW82FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA008), Oct 12, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8351S), Killeen, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19811012066579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012066579A), Oct 12, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N8351S), Killeen, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Ran out of fuel on final for runway. Dived into ground short of runway. May have stalled when engine quit.

## Other aircraft with N8351S

- [Cancelled 1972-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8351S-1972-03-30): Cessna 182H, S/N 182-56451. Owner: [Cochardt Alexander](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COCHARDT%20ALEXANDER), [Washington, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Washington)

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