# N8447T: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1997-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 1997
- 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: 288216025
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1987
- Last registry action: May 21, 1997
- Mode S code: AB9214
- Owner when cancelled: [Thunderbird Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9090° N, 93.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55436, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8447T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8447T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8447T-1997-08-25

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 CHI95LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA166), Jun 3, 1995: Piper PA-28-161 (N8447T), Valparaiso, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EXECUTION OF THE ILS APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOG AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME IN ACTUAL INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS.

## 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 19950602022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950602022569A), Jun 2, 1995: Piper PA28161 (N8447T), Valparaiso, IN, Destroyed. Impacted ground on below minima approach. Saw lights tried land and lost it. Pilot had only 10 hrs actual IFR. (-23) see narrative #CHI95LA166

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