N21161 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-44-180 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 5, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N21161 is reserved by a private party since November 5, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Piper PA-44-180 cancelled November 5, 2022
- Serial number
- 44-7995041
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 2, 1999
- Last FAA action
- February 20, 2019
- Last owner
- Airline Transport Professionals CORP Of USA (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Stinson HW75 cancelled July 27, 1971
- Serial number
- 7012
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 9, 1959
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- C A Westfall (Individual)
Orofino, ID - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N21161
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 44 · serial 44-7995041
The pilots’ improper in-flight weather evaluation and decision to continue the approach, which resulted in an encounter with a thunderstorm, a loss of airplane control, and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate preflight weather evaluation.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site