# N8440N: 1981 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2016-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Second 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: 28-8216003
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 21, 1981
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2013
- Last registry action: February 7, 2013
- Mode S code: AB911A
- Owner when cancelled: [Braswell Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRASWELL%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4551° N, 93.7099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71105, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8440N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8440N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440N-2016-01-27

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2014FA0000628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014FA0000628), Oct 23, 2014: BOLT. FAILED. FOUND BOLT HEAD SEPARATED FROM BOLT SHANK. SAFETY TAB DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN UPSET TO PREVENT BOLT HEAD ROTATION AND LOSS OF TORQUE. DRIVE IN WAS ALSO FOUN

## 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 CEN14LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA449), Aug 22, 2014: Piper PA 28-161 (N8440N), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight fatigue failure of the crankshaft gear retaining bolt, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the pilot/owner’s failure to maintain the…

## 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 20140822017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140822017889A), Aug 22, 2014: Piper PA-28-161 (N8440N), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed. On final to land engine failed, atemped to restart twice once on each tank. Aircraft crashed into the water and flipped over.

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