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N8580E2015 Piper PA-28-161

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2024)8 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires May 31, 2028
Based in
Vero Beach, FL
owner city / state
Engine
O-320-D3G · 160 hp
Lycoming
Owners
1
since 2021
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2024
ADs may apply
8
confirm with A&P
Service reports
2
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner
Skyborne Airline Academy INC
Owner type
Non Citizen Corporation
City, state
Vero Beach, FL
Certificate issued
May 21, 2021
Expires
May 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date
Dec 21, 2015

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
2015
Serial number
2842414
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
ABC76D

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming O-320-D3g
Type
Reciprocating
Power
160 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. 2021 – nowSkyborne Airline Academy INCVero Beach, FL · current
  2. until 1971Helair INCMiami, FL · different airframe: Champion 7gc S/N 7gc-101

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 28, 2024 · Immokalee, FL

The student pilot’s (of the high wing airplane) inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a ground collision with another airplane while taxiing.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ERA24LA336

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA24LA336)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2018-07-03Placard and MarkingsApr 20, 2018Airframe (PA-28-161)Serial numbers per Table 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD
2016-07-21Wing Ribs/BulkheadApr 26, 2016Airframe (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; …
2013-02-13Stabilizer Control SystemMar 11, 2013Airframe (PA-28-161)
2010-26-04Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-28-161 AirplanesFeb 1, 2011Airframe (PA-28-161)Only with: Equipped with Thielert TAE-125-01 engine installed per STC No. SA03303AT.
2010-15-10Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series AirplanesAug 31, 2010Airframe (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; …
Show all 8 ADs
ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2004-14-12The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Models PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP)…Aug 10, 2004Airframe (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; …
99-26-05The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 25, PA-25-235, PA-25-260, PA-28S-160…Jan 13, 2000Airframe (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.
95-26-13The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series…Feb 5, 1996Airframe (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 · crackedApr 26, 2019

    THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS BEING REPLACED DUE TO DIFFICULTY STARTING THE ENGINE. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED A SECTION OF THE MAGNETO MOUNTING FLANGE CRACKED AND SEPARATED AND SEPARATED FROM THE MAGNETO. THE CRACK EXTENDED THROUGH THE UNUSED IMPULSE COUPLING STOP HOLE AND CONTINUED IN A STRAIGHT LINE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Ignition · impulse coupling · brokenApr 26, 2019

    AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO START. FOUND LEFT MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING PAWL PIVOT PIN SHEARED. REPLACED MAGNETO.

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

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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