# N96PF: 1981 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2003-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2003
- 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: 28-8116266
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 12, 2001
- Last registry action: March 12, 2001
- Mode S code: AD5B18
- Owner when cancelled: [Oklahoma Irrigation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OKLAHOMA%20IRRIGATION%20INC)
- Location: [Bethany, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Bethany)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5109° N, 97.6425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73008, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96PF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96PF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96PF-2003-02-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (1)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX1274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1274), Feb 20, 1996: SWITCH. FAILED. BATTERY HALF ROCKER OF MASTER SWITCH BROKE IN HALF ALLOWING ELECTRICAL CONTACT BAR TO DROP OUT OF SWITCH BODY RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER. THIS

## 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 FTW02LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA205), Jul 14, 2002: Piper PA-28-161 (N96PF), Purcell, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: The in-flight cabin fire as result of non-compliance with an AD and a Service Bulletin. A contributing factor to the accident was night conditions.

## 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 20020713020009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713020009A), Jul 13, 2002: Piper PA28161 (N96PF), Purcell, OK, Destroyed. (.19) On July 13, 2002, at 2155 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161 single-engine airplane, N96PF, was destroyed by fire following a report of an…

## Other aircraft with N96PF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96PF): Sling SLING LSA, S/N 435A, built 2025
- [Cancelled 2010-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96PF-2010-12-07): Raytheon C90GT, S/N LJ-1806. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [J M Cross Trading Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20M%20CROSS%20TRADING%20CORP), [Plantation, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plantation)

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