N47561 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 14, 2000. 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 December 14, 2000
- Serial number
- 28-7816097
- 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
- August 30, 1988
- Last FAA action
- October 17, 2000
- Last owner
- Chapel Hill Flying Club INC (Corporation)
Chapel Hill, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
Fairchild M-62A cancelled October 22, 1951
- Serial number
- T42-1538
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 29, 1950
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Newman Marion William (Individual)
Orange, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N47561
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-7816097
The failure of the CFI to delay his landing until the approaching line of thunderstorms passed, causing the flight to encounter severely gusting wind conditions resulting in the loss of altitude control and collision with the terrain.
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