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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2161B

N2161B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Fairchild M-62A-3 built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Fairchild M-62A-3 cancelled September 24, 2013

Serial number
FT-642
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1947
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 29, 1991
Last FAA action
February 1, 2001
Last owner
Daniel Hardy L JR (Individual)
Wichita, KS
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Piper PA-28-181 cancelled date not given

Serial number
287990121
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N2161B

DEN87FA024Accident on November 29, 1986 at Stugis, SD: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-79900121

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