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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N21521

N21521 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 24, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-28-161 cancelled August 24, 2012

Serial number
28-7916045
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 13, 1983
Last FAA action
May 31, 1986
Last owner
Berman Harry M (Individual)
Atlantic City, NJ
Airworthiness
Standard

Cessna 182P cancelled April 11, 1973

Serial number
18261687
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Austria
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N21521

NYC85LA202Accident on August 5, 1985 at Wildwood, NJ: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 287916045

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