# N8379V: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1996-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 1996
- 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: 288116215
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1990
- Last registry action: October 16, 1996
- Mode S code: AB7602
- Owner when cancelled: [Alpine Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALPINE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Provo, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Provo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8379V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8379V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8379V-1996-12-04

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 SEA92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA012), Oct 14, 1991: Piper PA28-161 (N8379V), Duchesne, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S INATTENTION AND BECOMING LOST. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE NIGHT CONDITIONS.

## 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 19911013050759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911013050759A), Oct 13, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N8379V), Duchesne, UT, Substantial damage. Off course and low on fuel at night,diverted but ran out of fuel short of runway. Blamed error fuel gauge.

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