N8164J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1982. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 5, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled August 5, 2013
- Serial number
- 28-8216126
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1982
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- June 6, 2008
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Minneapolis, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Bell 206B cancelled April 7, 1980
- Serial number
- 554
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- June 8, 1979
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bell Helicopter Textron (Corporation)
Fort Worth, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8164J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8216126
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation after the private pilot inadvertently positioned the fuel selector to the OFF position. Contributor factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the unreliable safety detent button on the fuel selector.
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