# N8399T: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1998-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1998
- 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: 288116246
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1995
- Last registry action: July 15, 1998
- Mode S code: AB7D6E
- Owner when cancelled: [Lamvik Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMVIK%20ROBERT%20D)
- Location: [Carmel Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carmel%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.4160° N, 121.6384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93924, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8399T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8399T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8399T-1998-09-16

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 LAX95LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA233), Jul 1, 1995: Piper PA-28-161 (N8399T), Carmel Valley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation in that he failed to position the fuel selector to a tank known to contain fuel.

## 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 19950701015999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701015999A), Jul 1, 1995: Piper PA28161 (N8399T), Carmel Valley, CA, Destroyed. Lost power on climgout. Hit power lines trying to return. Short flight for fuel. Five gal one tank, other empty.

## Other aircraft with N8399T

- [Cancelled 1962-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8399T-1962-10-02): Cessna 175C, S/N 17557099. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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