# N9511C: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- 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: 28-7816486
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 11, 1981
- Last registry action: August 12, 2009
- Mode S code: AD3ADC
- Owner when cancelled: [Mesa Aviation Svcs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESA%20AVIATION%20SVCS%20INC)
- Location: [Farmingtn, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Farmingtn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7382° N, 108.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87401, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9511C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9511C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9511C-2013-05-23

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (2)

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 DEN81FTE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE36), May 12, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N9511C), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79DQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA15), Feb 6, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N9511C), Aztec, NM, substantial damage

## 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 19810512024389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512024389A), May 12, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N9511C), Alamosa, CO, Destroyed. Pilot attempted night cross-country during inclement weather and crashed into mountain in snow-storm.
- [Accident 19790206002349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206002349A), Feb 6, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N9511C), Aztec, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on touch and go landing, ran off runway into a snowbank.

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