# N8369K: 1981 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-8116199
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1981
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1987
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: AB7241
- Owner when cancelled: [Russell Floyd C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSSELL%20FLOYD%20C)
- Location: [Metairie, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Metairie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9994° N, 90.1341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70005, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8369K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8369K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8369K-2013-09-12

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 FTW89FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA065), Mar 12, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N8369K), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DIVERTING HIS ATTENTION FROM FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE COMPLYING WITH THE DEPARTURE CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS, AND ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND INTO THE WATER.

## 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 19890312003719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890312003719A), Mar 12, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N8369K), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Collided with water of lake ponchartrain shortly after takeoff in instrument conditions.

## Other aircraft with N8369K

- [Cancelled 1971-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8369K-1971-06-08): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-1369. Owner: [Tichacek Miles J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TICHACEK%20MILES%20J), [Medford, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Medford)

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