# N8436X: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1998-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 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: 288116322
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1992
- Last registry action: October 18, 1995
- Mode S code: AB8E3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Trenton Ronald B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRENTON%20RONALD%20B)
- Location: [La Jolla, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Jolla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8546° N, 117.2518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92037, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8436X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8436X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8436X-1998-07-24

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 LAX97FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FAMS2), Feb 11, 1997: Piper PA-28-161 (N8436X), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: undetermined.

## 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 19970211001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970211001569A), Feb 11, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N8436X), Avalon, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Whale watching, concerned party reported overdue. Search is underway. (.4)according to a friend, the owner/pilot went on a whale watching/spotting flight, and…

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