# N8399Z: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1981-09-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 15, 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: 28-8116247
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1981
- Mode S code: AB7D74
- Owner when cancelled: [Walker Carlton N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALKER%20CARLTON%20N)
- Location: [Roswell, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Roswell)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8399Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8399Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8399Z-1981-09-15

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 FTW81FQA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA35), Jun 10, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8399Z), Pecos, NM, destroyed

## 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 19810610032239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610032239A), Jun 10, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N8399Z), Pecos, NM, Substantial damage. Buzzed a homesite in a high valley, then tried to fly up a canyon. Struck trees on rising terrain.

## Other aircraft with N8399Z

- [Cancelled 1963-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8399Z-1963-06-10): Cessna 210-5(205), S/N 205-0399. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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