# N9887K: 1977 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2017-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 28-7816206
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2005
- Last registry action: May 22, 2013
- Mode S code: ADCC33
- Owner when cancelled: [Tanstaafl Machine Tool Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TANSTAAFL%20MACHINE%20TOOL%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [New Kent, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/New%20Kent)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5510° N, 77.0441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23124, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9887K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9887K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9887K-2017-02-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ERA15LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA369), Sep 19, 2015: Piper PA 28-161 (N9887K), Pittsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An engine fire, which resulted from the overpriming of a hot engine.

## 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 20150919019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150919019049A), Sep 19, 2015: Piper PA-28-161 (N9887K), Tarentum, PA, Destroyed. At approximately 11:30 am on Saturday September 19, 2015, at Northeast Pittsburgh airport (K9G1) pa, N9887K, a Piper PA-28-161 became engulfed in fire while…
- [Incident 19781016033119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781016033119I), Oct 16, 1978: Piper PA28161 (N9887K), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Rear seat spring contacted battery terminal and caused a fire.

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