# N9557C: 1978 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2009-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 2009
- Exported to: Colombia
- 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: 28-7816492
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: April 1, 2009
- Last registry action: June 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AD4A8A
- Owner when cancelled: [Warhaftig Allan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARHAFTIG%20ALLAN)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1534° N, 80.1226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33305, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9557C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9557C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557C-2009-08-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2003FA0001268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0001268), Nov 25, 2003: BUSHING. FAILED. BUSHING ON DRIVE END OF STARTER CAME OUT AFTER LESS THAN 5 HRS. THIS WAS A NEW STARTER INSTALLED ON A NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINE. EITHER BUSHING DID NOT FIT TIGHT 
- [SDR 2003FA0001172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0001172), Nov 10, 2003: DRIVE SHAFT. LOOSE. THE PRESSED IN SLEEVE THAT DRIVES THE TACH CABLE CAME LOOSE AND SPINS IN THE TACH SHAFT. RESULTS IS NO TACH INDICATION. SLEEVE TOO SMALL OR TACH SHAFT BORED OUT

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