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N43253

N43253 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1983. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 14, 2010. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-28-161 cancelled April 14, 2010

Serial number
28-8416018
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1983
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
April 9, 1984
Last FAA action
October 20, 2009
Last owner
Betters Douglas L (Individual)
Whitefish, MT
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled June 18, 1974

Serial number
28-7425351
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1974
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Brazil
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Aero Export International INC (Corporation)
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N43253

MIA88LA109Accident on February 19, 1988 at Stuart, FL: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-84-16018

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