# N8441B: 1981 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2018-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2018
- 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: 28-8216005
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 5, 2004
- Last registry action: September 21, 2015
- Mode S code: AB9132
- Owner when cancelled: [Volar Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VOLAR%20CORP)
- Location: [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7956° N, 116.9698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92020, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8441B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8441B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8441B-2018-03-07

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 (2)

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 WPR15FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA256), Sep 3, 2015: Piper PA28 (N8441B), Santee, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots' failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine power after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of…
- [NTSB WPR10CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA157), Mar 13, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N8441B), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird in the downwind leg of the airport's traffic pattern.

## 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 20150903019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150903019879A), Sep 3, 2015: Piper PA-28-161 (N8441B), Santee, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The pilot of the aircraft was a flight instructor conducting flight instruction with a student. The aircraft was climbing out after their second touch-and-go…

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