# N83968: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1991-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 1991
- 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: 288116245
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 22, 1988
- Last registry action: February 24, 1991
- Mode S code: AB7D14
- Owner when cancelled: [Butler Stephen F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20STEPHEN%20F)
- Location: [South Yarmouth, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/South%20Yarmouth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6748° N, 70.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02664, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83968
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83968
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83968-1991-04-08

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 NYC90LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA157), Jul 11, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N83968), Yarmouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT AND AN IMPROPERLY READING FUEL GAUGE.

## 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 19900711066129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900711066129A), Jul 11, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N83968), Yarmouth, MA, Substantial damage. Engine sputtered on right tank showing full after using same for some time . Switch to left back to right. Ditched.

## Other aircraft with N83968

- [Cancelled 1970-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83968-1970-11-20): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-2654. Owner: [Malmquist Ed](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALMQUIST%20ED), [Monticello, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Monticello)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.