# N8461T: 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: 28-8216057
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 3, 2013
- Last registry action: July 3, 2013
- Mode S code: AB98B0
- Owner when cancelled: [J & D Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20%26%20D%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8588° N, 95.5855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77041, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8461T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8461T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8461T-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

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 2010FA0001044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0001044), Sep 22, 2010: CARBURETOR. FAILED. WITH 26 HOURS ON O/H CARBURETOR SUPPLIED BY MFG WE WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO PROPERLY LEAN AT AN RPM. INSPECTED AND FOUND LEAK AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF ACCELERATOR PUM
- [SDR 2010FA0001043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0001043), Sep 22, 2010: CARBURETOR. INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED FACTORY O/H ENGINE WITH AN O/H CARBURETOR ON 8-9-2010. AFTER ONLY 4 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, INSTRUCTORS NOTIFIED ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD A VERY NOTICEABL
- [SDR 2005FA0000765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000765), May 3, 2005: TRIM TAB. CRACKED. LT AND RT TRIM TABS CRACKED AT IB LOCATION WHERE THEY ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER. SKINS AND IB RIBS WERE CRACKED ABOUT 1 INCH ON RIBS AND SKINS.

## 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 19900617039229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617039229I), Jun 17, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N8461T), Lancaster, PA. Pilot disoriented and unable to transmit on radio. Landed without clearance. Had a faulty mike switch.

## Other aircraft with N8461T

- [Cancelled 1961-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8461T-1961-01-05): Cessna 182C, S/N 52361. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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