# N8453Y: 1981 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2015-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2015
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-8216042
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 21, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 16, 2014
- Last registry action: October 16, 2014
- Mode S code: AB9544
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Exporters USA LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20EXPORTERS%20USA%20LLC)
- Location: [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.4010° N, 82.5279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34243, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8453Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8453Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8453Y-2015-10-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX4008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4008), Aug 3, 1995: HORIZONTAL GYRO. CASE LEAK. THE CASE OF THE ARTIFICAL HORIZON HAS BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CASE, SEALING THE UNIT. THE BLACK TAPE MELTS OR BECOMES SOFT DURING HIGH T
- [SDR 95ZZZX4007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4007), Aug 3, 1995: SWITCH. OVERHEAT. NAV/LIGHT SWITCH/REHOSTAT SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING ESPECIALLY WHERE THE WIRES WERE SOLDERED ON THE LUGS. SWITCH MAY BE TOO SMALL FOR THE EXISTING LOAD. SUBMI

## 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.

- [Incident 19990325019349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990325019349I), Mar 25, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N8453Y), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. See investigation folder for complete review according to gary ross of pft flight school, pilot became flustered-pilot said aircraft's oil temp gauge pegged…

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