# N9239B: 1989 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2005-02-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 18, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 2841232
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1989
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1989
- Last registry action: December 21, 2004
- Mode S code: ACCCE4
- 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/N9239B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9239B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9239B-2005-02-18

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

## 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 MIA96LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA141), May 16, 1996: Piper PA-28-161 (N9239B), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's mismanagement of fuel, by failing to reposition the fuel selector to the left tank after fuel was used from the right tank, which resulted in fuel starvation, loss of engine power, and a…

## 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 19960516010729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960516010729A), May 16, 1996: Piper PA28161 (N9239B), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on descent. Landed in trees. Fuel selector on empty tank, other tank was full.

## Other aircraft with N9239B

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9239B-2021-05-08): Destiny 2 TANDEM, S/N 1B0095, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Saint Philip J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAINT%20PHILIP%20J), [Willmar, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Willmar)
- [Cancelled 1970-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9239B-1970-08-20): Cessna 175, S/N 55039, built 1958. Owner: [Culver Clifford T/Cappello Ronald S/Soulakis G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CULVER%20CLIFFORD%20T%2FCAPPELLO%20RONALD%20S%2FSOULAKIS%20G), [Santa Ana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ana)

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