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N5JN1963 Piper PA-28-160

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2027
Based in
Holyoke, MA
owner city / state
Engine
0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Lycoming
Owners
1
since 2008
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
5
confirm with A&P
Service reports
2
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Holyoke, MA
Certificate issued
May 6, 2008
Expires
Apr 30, 2027
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jan 13, 1964

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-28-160
Year
1963
Serial number
28-1528
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
A63613

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
  1. 2008 – nowIndividual ownerHolyoke, MA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2018-07-03Placard and MarkingsApr 20, 2018Airframe (PA-28-160)Serial numbers per Table 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD
2013-02-13Stabilizer Control SystemMar 11, 2013Airframe (PA-28-160)
2010-15-10Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series AirplanesAug 31, 2010Airframe (PA-28-160)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; …
99-05-09The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA- 24, PA-28, PA-32, and PA-34 Series AirplanesMar 19, 1999Airframe (PA-28-160)Certain serial numbers: PA-23-235 27-505–27-622; PA-23-250 27-01–27-2504; PA-24-180 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-250 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-260 24-3642; PA-24-260 24-4000–24-5028; …. Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2).
95-26-13The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series…Feb 5, 1996Airframe (PA-28-160)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 (2)

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.

  • Electrical power · bracket · crackedNov 25, 1996

    ALTERNATOR BRACKET CITED IS ONE HAVING ELONGATED HOLE FOR ADJUSTING BELT TENSION. THE CRACK LOCATION WAS AT THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE BRACKET, AND CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH. NO REPAIR OTHER THAN REPLACEMENT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Propellers · bulkhead · crackedNov 25, 1996

    THE FORWARD SPINNER BOLT HOLES WERE 'DISHED' AT EACH HOLE LOCATION. AT ONE LOCATION, THE METAL ON THE BULKHEAD WAS SO THIN A CRACK HAD DEVELOPED THROUGH THE HOLE. SUBMITTER STATED OVERTORQUE OF THE PROP BOLTS WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS METAL STRETCHING. THE MM LISTS THE TORQUE FOR THE .50 INCH D-BOLTS…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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