N624FT1979 Piper PA-28-161
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19828 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Florida Institute Of Technology
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Melbourne, FL
- Certificate issued
- Jun 22, 2023
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 26, 1979
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-28-161
- Year
- 1979
- Serial number
- 28-7916446
- 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
- A825A8
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- 2023 – nowFlorida Institute Of TechnologyMelbourne, FL · current
- 1995 – 2004Missouri Aviation INCLeeton, MO · different airframe: American General Acft Corp Ag5b S/N 10031
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (8)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-03 | Placard and Markings | Apr 20, 2018 | Airframe (PA-28-161)Serial numbers per Table 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD |
| 2016-07-21 | Wing Ribs/Bulkhead | Apr 26, 2016 | Airframe (PA-28-161)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-161 2842393–2842395; PA-28-181 2843769–2843775; PA-28-181 2843779–2843791; PA-28R-201 2844152; PA-28-161 2842010–2842392; PA-28-181 2843021–2843768; … |
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-28-161) |
| 2010-26-04 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-28-161 Airplanes | Feb 1, 2011 | Airframe (PA-28-161)Only with: Equipped with Thielert TAE-125-01 engine installed per STC No. SA03303AT. |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-28-161)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; … |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-14-12 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Models PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP)… | Aug 10, 2004 | Airframe (PA-28-161)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-161 2842026–2842180; PA-28-181 2843112–2843565; PA-28R-201 2844014–2844099; PA-32R-301 3246098–3246214; PA-32R-301T 3257028–3257327; PA-34-220T 3449042–3449292; … |
| 99-26-05 | 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. |
| 95-26-13 | 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 (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.
- Ignition · magneto · failedSep 8, 2014
ENGINE STALLED AFTER LANDING AND ENGINE STALLED TAXIING ON RUNWAY, TWICE. REPLACED CARBURETOR AT 206.3 HRS. AFTER 3RD WRITE UP, BOTH MAGNETOS WERE REMOVED. LT MAG 4371 FOUND EVIDENCE OF FLASHOVER IN DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK AS WELL AS A LOOSE DISTRIBUTOR POINT. BURNED WIRES NPN CESS PACK. REPLACED LT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · magneto · failedSep 8, 2014
THE ENGINE O/H AND INSTALLED 1/24/2014. ON 8/12/14 ENGINE STALLED AFTER LANDING AND ENGINE STALLED TAXIING ON RUNWAY, TWICE. 8/22/14, 9/5/14, REPLACED CARBURETOR AT 206.3 HRS. AFTER 3RD WRITE UP, BOTH MAGNETOS WERE REMOVED. LT MAG 4371 FOUND EVIDENCE OF FLASHOVER IN DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK AS WELL AS A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026