# N9233X: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2010-09-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 2, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form undeliverable
- 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: 2841095
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1989
- Last registry action: May 17, 2010
- Mode S code: ACCC26
- Owner when cancelled: [Flightsafety International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHTSAFETY%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9233X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9233X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9233X-2010-09-02

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 NYC08CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA159), Apr 7, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N9233X), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind and wind gusts.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20080407837439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080407837439A), Apr 7, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N9233X), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot practicing "touch and go's" experienced a gust of wind while landing and was blown off runway onto the grass then into a ditch. Aircraft…
- [Incident 19890916054919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890916054919I), Sep 16, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N9233X), Jacksonville, FL. Pilot stated he landed long to avoid wake turbulence and ran through the over run area.

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