# N9135T: 1985 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2014-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 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: 28-8616012
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 1985
- Certificate issued: February 5, 1986
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: ACA4E9
- Owners when cancelled: [Woelfel Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOELFEL%20KENNETH), [Woelfel Helen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOELFEL%20HELEN)
- Location: [Los Gatos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Gatos)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2216° N, 121.9832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9135T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9135T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9135T-2014-12-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX91LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA221), May 20, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N9135T), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT.

## 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 19910520016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910520016609A), May 20, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N9135T), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout,turned back but struck a hangar on forced landing. Indicates ran a tank dry. Did not switch

## Other aircraft with N9135T

- [Cancelled 1970-06-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9135T-1970-06-24): Beech B23, S/N M-1153, built 1968. Owner: [Southern Airways Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AIRWAYS%20CO), [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- [Cancelled 1960-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9135T-1960-01-21): Cessna 180B, S/N 50635. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

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