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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-28-161
Year
1985
Serial number
28-8616041
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
ACDEC7
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
2026 – nowCo-ownersBoston, MA · current
until 1960Rea Intl CorpNew York, NY · different airframe: Cessna 170a S/N 19045
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 22, 2006 · New Haven, CT
The student pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during landing and subsequent impact with a ditch.
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 (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 · alternator · failedJul 25, 2005
AFTER 46.9 HOURS OF OPERATION OF A NEWLY OVERHAULED ALTERNATOR, OUTPUT CEASED. HAD UNIT TESTED AND FOUND THE ROTOR OPEN, NO CURRENT FLOW THROUGH ROTOR. BRUSHES WERE GOOD. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Electrical power · alternator · malfunctionedJun 3, 2005
ALTERNATOR CREATES WHINE OVER RADIOS AND HAS NO OUTPUT AT IDLE RPM, (VOLTAGE IS BATTERY VOLTAGE) OVERHAULED. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.