# N9476R: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2020-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 28-7816649
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: December 11, 2019
- Mode S code: AD2A63
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9476R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9476R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9476R-2020-09-11

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 ERA19TA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA195), Jun 6, 2019: Piper PA28 (N9476R), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## 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 20190606005999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190606005999A), Jun 6, 2019: Piper PA-28-161 (N9476R), Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. The pilot and instructor flew from gai to dmw. After multiple landings the instructor exited the aircraft and the pilot began solo flight. The instructor was…
- [Incident 19940111001299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940111001299I), Jan 11, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N9476R), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot had returned from local flight and re-fueled at fueling pump area. While taxiing to parking area aircraft struck fuel truck with left wing tip…

## Other aircraft with N9476R

- [Cancelled 1964-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9476R-1964-07-27): Snow S2C, S/N 1115-C. Owner: [State Of North Carolina](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20NORTH%20CAROLINA), [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)

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