# N8408F: 1981 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-8116260
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1981
- Last registry action: November 10, 1984
- Mode S code: AB834F
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcmullan Walter Ernest](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCMULLAN%20WALTER%20ERNEST)
- Location: [Ft Myers Shores, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Myers%20Shores)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6677° N, 81.7639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33905, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8408F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8408F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8408F-2013-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MIA86LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA050), Dec 28, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N8408F), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19851228063979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851228063979A), Dec 28, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N8408F), Leesburg, FL, Substantial damage. Long takeoff roll on soft sod strip. Got airborne but left gear hit a fence at runways end, left wing hit ground.

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