We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-28-161
Year
1983
Serial number
28-8316087
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
A526C8
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
1962 – 1964Delaware Aviation CorpPhiladelphia, PA · different airframe: Piper Pa-23-160 S/N 23-2032
until 2012Individual ownerLa Crescenta, CA
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
Dec 21, 1987 · Burbank, CA
WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE ACTIVE RWY, THE NUMBER ONE ACFT,N4309Y, WAS HAVING RADIO PROBLEMS. THE TOWER BEGAN TO CLEAR OTHER ACFT FOR TAKEOFF. TWO ACFT WERE ABLE TO GET AROUND THE NUMBER ONE ACFT AND TAKEOFF. THE THIRD ACFT CLEARED TO TAXI INTO POSITION DID NOT SEE THE NUMBER ONE ACFT NOR DID HE REALIZE AN ACFT WAS HOLDING IN FRONT OF HIM, COLLIDED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NUMBER ONE ACFT.
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.