# N8400A: 1981 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 28-8116249
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1981
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1991
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AB8232
- Owner when cancelled: [Chandler Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANDLER%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2271° N, 111.7997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85249, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8400A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8400A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8400A-2013-08-21

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 SEA08LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA085), Mar 3, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N8400A), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's delay in initiating the go-around, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident were the momentary…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20080303012009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080303012009A), Mar 3, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N8400A), Sacaton, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On site visual inspection by sdl FSDO inspector conducted. Pictures were taken and original statements collected from both on board flight instructor and…
- [Incident 20040316003989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040316003989I), Mar 16, 2004: Piper PA28161 (N8400A), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot in a Piper PA-28 N8400A was on first supervised solo after completing first takeoff and landing; student taxied to runup area and pulled in…

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