# N9089U: 1986 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- 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: 2816004
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1986
- Certificate issued: February 23, 1988
- Last registry action: May 8, 1993
- Mode S code: AC908A
- Owner when cancelled: [Walker Melvin Davis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALKER%20MELVIN%20DAVIS)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8667° N, 87.6149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60605, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9089U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9089U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9089U-2014-11-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI95FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA012), Oct 16, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N9089U), Winfield, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: COLLISION WITH THE GROUND FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE PILOT'S PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION WAS A PROBABLE FACTOR.

## 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 19941016034879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941016034879A), Oct 16, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N9089U), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported going down to ATC. Dove near vertical to impact. Trim full down. Clues point to accident as suicidal.

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