# N9869K: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2017-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 28-7816199
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1977
- Certificate issued: May 30, 1996
- Last registry action: June 16, 1999
- Mode S code: ADC50B
- Owner when cancelled: [Promise Land Airpark Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROMISE%20LAND%20AIRPARK%20INC)
- Location: [Mountain Home, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Mountain%20Home)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3424° N, 92.3854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72653, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9869K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9869K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9869K-2017-04-13

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

## 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 FTW96LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA199), May 1, 1996: Piper PA-28 (N9869K), Mountain Home, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to visually check the fuel quantity during the preflight inspection. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW95LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA292), Jul 13, 1995: Piper PA-28-161 (N9869K), Van Buren, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE AND SPEED DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING RESULTING IN AN OVERSHOOT.

## 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 19960501009219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960501009219A), May 1, 1996: Piper PA28161 (N9869K), Mountain Home, AR, Substantial damage. Engine lost power, landed in a ravine. (-23) on 05/01/96 at 1000 hrs, rolled a/c out of hangar. Performed a preflight took fuel sample. Tanks about half full…
- [Accident 19950712017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712017689A), Jul 12, 1995: Piper PA28161 (N9869K), Van Buren, AR, Substantial damage. Rough engine on downwind. Executed emergency landing on runway midfield. Ran off end. No anomalies found.

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