# N9245Q: 1989 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2019-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 2841251
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 2004
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1989
- Last registry action: October 30, 2018
- Mode S code: ACD01C
- Owner when cancelled: [Flightsafety International](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHTSAFETY%20INTERNATIONAL)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6407° N, 80.4036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32960, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9245Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9245Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9245Q-2019-09-16

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 NYC08CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA193), May 24, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N9245Q), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was a crosswind.

## 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 20080524839499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080524839499A), May 24, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N9245Q), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 24, 2008, at around 11:55 am local, [privacy data omitted], a student pilot, on takeoff roll, lost control of N9245Q, a Piper PA28-161, and…

## Other aircraft with N9245Q

- [Cancelled 1971-07-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9245Q-1971-07-29): Beech V35B, S/N D-9245. Exported to Germany. Owner: [United Beechcraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20BEECHCRAFT%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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