# N9697C: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1983-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287816516
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1982
- Last registry action: September 14, 1983
- Mode S code: AD80E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Kawaykla Benedict](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAWAYKLA%20BENEDICT)
- Location: [Apache, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Apache)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9062° N, 98.4002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73006, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9697C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9697C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9697C-1983-09-12

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 (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 FTW82FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA171), May 12, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N9697C), Lorenzo, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19820512005449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820512005449A), May 12, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N9697C), Lorenzo, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into area of severe thunderstorms. Lost control and crashed. VFR pilot advised of possible weather en route.

## Other aircraft with N9697C

- [Cancelled 2004-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9697C-2004-08-05): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B0355, built 1993. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Rct International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RCT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

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