N2601X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1985. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 22, 2014. 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 December 22, 2014
- Serial number
- 28-8516085
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1985
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 15, 1986
- Last FAA action
- June 10, 1989
- Last owner
- Gibson Christopher B (Individual)
Marina Del Rey, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna P206 cancelled March 17, 1965
- Serial number
- P206-0101
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2601X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8516085
INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HER FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND/OR CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.
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