# N8415N: 1981 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 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: 28-8116271
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1981
- Last registry action: August 24, 1984
- Mode S code: AB86A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Rocky Mountain Turbines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20MOUNTAIN%20TURBINES%20INC)
- Location: [Casper, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Casper)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8415N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8415N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8415N-2013-09-19

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 DEN81FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA061), Aug 23, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8415N), 40 Mi S Casper, WY, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19810823050989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823050989A), Aug 23, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N8415N), Casper, WY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into open pit mine. Struck high voltage wires and wall of mine. Pilot's alcohol level in euphoria range.

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