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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N81786

N81786 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 7, 1982. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-28-161 cancelled October 7, 1982

Serial number
288016216
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 30, 1982
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Ballantyne James III (Individual)
Niantic, CT
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N81786

NYC82FA181Accident on August 4, 1982 at Concord, NH: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8016216

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