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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-28-161
Year
1985
Serial number
28-8516071
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A254AE
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming 0-320 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1997 – 2023West Side Associates LLCDanvers, MA
1971Lemco Flying Service CorporationHewitt, NJ · different airframe: 1965 Cessna 182 S/N 18256396
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jan 29, 1994 · Newburyport, MA
The pilot not maintaining clearance from the snowbank during final approach. A factor in this accident was the proximity of the snowbank to the active runway.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 25, PA-25-235, PA-25-260, PA-28S-160…
Jan 13, 2000
Airframe (PA-28-161)Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2); PA-28-151/161 only when STC SA2946SO is incorporated.
The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series…
Feb 5, 1996
Airframe (PA-28-161)Only with: Equipped with oil cooler hose assemblies that do not meet TSO-C53a, Type D requirements.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Landing gear · scissor link · crackedOct 19, 2016
DURING 100 HR INSPECTION, FOUND BOTH EARS CRACKED THAT SCISSORS LINK ATTACHES TO ON UPPER END OF LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · landing gear · crackedJul 13, 2016
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION AXLE STUB WAS FOUND CRACKED 75 PERCENT OF THE WAY AROUND. AREA INVOLVED WAS IN THE EAR AREA WHERE THE SCISSORS ATTACH AT THE LOWER END CASTING. WHERE SCISSORS ATTACH BOTH EARS WERE CRACKED ON THE INSIDE AND EXTENDING ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE EAR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · bolt · shearedAug 12, 2015
BOLT SHEARED OFF ALLOWING INNER STRUT TUBE TO PASS THRU BLOCK ON TOP OF FORK, COME OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE FORK AND PASS THRU THE TIRE AND TUBE, STOPPING AT THE WHEEL. TOWER ADVISED PILOT HE HAD SMOKE SHOWING OFF THE TIRE. AFTER LANDING, THE PRESSURE OF THE STRUT PUSHED THE INNER TUBE, 65230-000…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Engine fuel and control · carburetor · leakingMay 2, 2012
CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ENGINE DIESELED AFTER SHUTDOWN, AND LEAKING FUEL AT THE SEAM BETWEEN THE TOP HALF OF THE CARBURETOR AND THE LOWER BOWL SECTIONS. ALL THE SCREWS AND SAFETIES WERE IN PLACE. THERE WAS A DEFINITE GAP BETWEEN THE 2 MATING SURFACES. ACFT WAS ALSO RUNNING VERY RICH…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · tube · damagedJan 4, 2010
TIRE WENT FLAT WHEN THE ACFT WAS JACKED. TIRE APPEARS FINE. SMALL PINHOLE IN SIDEWALL OF THE TUBE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · housing · crackedJun 29, 2000
CRACKS IN RADIUS OF SCISSORS EARS. POSSIBLE CAUSE FATIGUE ON HIGH TIME AIRCRAFT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.