Piper PA-28-161: 1,497 Registered, Specs and TCDS 2A13

1,497Registered aircraft

1,472Valid registrations

175Renewals due in 12 months

1976-2016Years built

Specifications

Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine type: Reciprocating
Engines: 1
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Cruising speed (FAA reference): 108 mph
Certification: Type certificated
Registry name: PIPER / PA-28-161

Type certificate data sheet (TCDS)

2A13

Piper Aircraft Inc.Listed as model PA-28-161 · revision 66, 10/10/2025

Matched by model name in the FAA Dynamic Regulatory System. The TCDS lists the exact serial numbers and configurations it covers, so open it to confirm before relying on it.

Built by decade

1970s731

1980s414

1990s30

2000s95

2010s12

Top states

Florida248

Texas122

California116

New York72

Delaware58

Pennsylvania53

Ohio48

Georgia43

Massachusetts42

Indiana38

NTSB accident records

107 NTSB records since 2008 under this make and model name. A count, not a safety rate: larger fleets have more records. About these numbers.

Date	Place	Model	N-number	Highest injury
Sep 26, 2026	Sarasota, FL	PA-28-161	N636FT	None
Sep 1, 2026	Hudson Oaks, TX	PA-28-161	N47899	None
Jul 18, 2026	San Bernardino, CA	PA-28-161	N8249B	None
Jun 29, 2026	Easton, MD	PA-28-161	N8394D	None
Sep 20, 2025	Linden, NJ	PA-28-161	N5914V	None

Registered aircraft (1,497)

N-number	Year	Serial	Location	Registration expires	Status
N810DA	1978	28-7816427	Houston, TX	Mar 31, 2029	Valid
N8112C		28-8016114	Volcano, CA	Aug 31, 2027	Valid
N81149	1982	28-8216110	Hammond, LA	Jan 31, 2028	Valid
N8115B	1979	28-8016116	Perrysburg, OH	Oct 31, 2027	Valid
N8115H		28-8016117	Las Vegas, NV	Sep 30, 2032	Valid
N8115L	1979	28-8016119	Spout Spring, VA	Apr 30, 2032	Valid
N8115P	1979	28-8016120	State College, PA	Jan 31, 2030	Valid
N8116B	1979	28-8016124	Bartlett, IL	Jul 31, 2028	Valid
N8116J	1979	28-8016125	Sanford, NC	Jun 30, 2028	Valid
N8119C	1979	28-8016126	Narragansett, RI	Apr 30, 2030	Valid
N8119H	1979	28-8016127	Middleton, MA	May 31, 2027	Valid
N8119P	1979	28-8016128	Fairbury, NE	Jan 31, 2030	Valid
N8119Q	1979	28-8016129	Tampa, FL	Feb 28, 2030	Valid
N81202	1979	28-8016144	Augusta, KS	-	Pending
N8120B	1979	28-8016134	Griffith, IN	Aug 31, 2028	Valid
N8120F	1979	28-8016136	Augusta, KS	Apr 30, 2031	Valid
N8120J	1979	28-8016140	Plumas Lake, CA	Jul 31, 2028	Valid
N8120M	1979	28-8016141	Westminster, MD	Sep 30, 2029	Valid
N8120X	1979	28-8016142	Olive Branch, MS	Aug 31, 2029	Valid
N8121F	1979	28-8016145	Lithia, FL	Jun 30, 2029	Valid
N81250	1979	28-8016147	Boca Raton, FL	Jan 31, 2027	Valid
N8125Y	1979	28-8016146	Indianapolis, IN	Feb 29, 2028	Valid
N8126M	1979	28-8016149	Kailua Kona, HI	Aug 31, 2028	Valid
N8128X	1979	28-8016153	Van Alstyne, TX	Apr 30, 2028	Valid
N812AT		28-7716211	Cedar Park, TX	Jan 31, 2030	Valid
N8131R	1979	28-8016158	Farmingdale, NY	May 31, 2031	Valid
N8131W		28-8016159	Woodstock, CT	Nov 30, 2027	Valid
N8131X		28-8016160	Cedar Rapids, IA	Apr 30, 2030	Valid
N81321	1982	28-8216113	North Massapequa, NY	Oct 31, 2027	Valid
N81327	1980	28-8016164	Toa Alta, PR	Jun 30, 2031	Valid
N8133E	1980	28-8016167	Eugene, OR	Apr 30, 2030	Valid
N8133J	1979	28-8016170	Stanford, KY	Sep 30, 2032	Valid
N81344	1980	28-8016169	St Augustine, FL	Oct 31, 2028	Valid
N8135C	1979	28-8016173	Ellendale, DE	Oct 31, 2028	Valid
N8135G	1979	28-8016175	Fort Worth, TX	Nov 30, 2030	Valid
N8135P	1979	28-8016176	New Port Richey, FL	Sep 30, 2029	Valid
N8137Q	1979	28-8016179	Hanscom Afb, MA	Feb 29, 2028	Valid
N8137U	1979	28-8016181	Fort Worth, TX	Nov 30, 2030	Valid
N8141Z	1979	28-8016240	Oakland, MD	Feb 28, 2029	Valid
N8142H	1982	28-8216118	Mckinney, TX	Oct 31, 2029	Valid
N8142K	1982	28-8216120	Grand Terrace, CA	Sep 30, 2031	Valid
N81441	1979	28-8016241	Philadelphia, PA	Jul 31, 2033	Valid
N8145V		28-8016244	Bountiful, UT	May 31, 2031	Valid
N8148J		28-8016248	Warner Robins, GA	Jun 30, 2031	Valid
N8148L	1979	28-8016249	Meriden, CT	Mar 31, 2029	Valid
N8148P	1979	28-8016250	Crozet, VA	Feb 28, 2030	Valid
N8149R	1980	28-8016254	Wilmington, DE	Mar 31, 2027	Valid
N8149T	1980	28-8016255	Vero Beach, FL	Apr 30, 2029	Valid
N814MS	1983	28-8316099	Pendleton, OR	Feb 28, 2027	Valid
N81525	1980	28-8016257	Mccook, NE	Feb 29, 2028	Valid
N8156R	1979	28-8016156	North Hollywood, CA	Mar 31, 2032	Valid
N8156T	1979	28-8016219	Okeechobee, FL	Aug 31, 2030	Valid
N8158H		28-8016268	Mc Afee, NJ	Nov 30, 2029	Valid
N8158Z	1980	28-8016269	Gulf Shores, AL	Jul 31, 2028	Valid
N81612	1980	28-8016270	Columbia, SC	Mar 31, 2033	Valid
N8161D	1980	28-8016220	Somerset, KY	Mar 31, 2030	Valid
N8162A	1980	28-8016272	East Bridgewater, MA	Dec 31, 2030	Valid
N8163S	1980	28-8016277	West Deptford, NJ	Feb 29, 2028	Valid
N8165G		28-8216127	Green Brook, NJ	Jan 31, 2029	Valid
N81669	1980	28-8016215	Hillsborough, NJ	Oct 31, 2029	Valid
N8166B		28-8216129	Springfield, MO	Apr 30, 2028	Valid
N81713	1980	28-8016290	Spokane, WA	Oct 31, 2028	Valid
N81715		28-8016291	Hanford, CA	-	Pending
N8171Y	1980	28-8016284	Glenmoore, PA	Oct 31, 2030	Valid
N8175H	1980	28-8016292	San Luis Obispo, CA	Aug 31, 2029	Valid
N8177H		28-8016364	Portland, OR	Sep 30, 2027	Valid
N8179G	1980	28-8016297	Huntington Station, NY	Jun 30, 2028	Valid
N8179H	1982	28-8216138	Daphne, AL	Jul 31, 2028	Valid
N817AC	2003	2842190	Clovis, NM	Oct 31, 2030	Valid
N81809	1980	28-8016221	Anchorage, AK	Apr 30, 2029	Valid
N8181X	1980	28-8016301	Fairbury, NE	Jul 31, 2028	Valid
N81843	1980	28-8016174	Murrells Inlet, SC	Jul 31, 2030	Valid
N81866	1980	288016305	Sarasota, FL	May 31, 2031	Valid
N8187X	1980	28-8016307	Holton, KS	Sep 30, 2027	Valid
N81888	1981	28-8116285	Middleboro, MA	Sep 30, 2028	Valid
N8189S	1980	28-8016308	Jackson, TN	Apr 30, 2033	Valid
N81916	1980	28-8016311	Alpine, CA	Oct 31, 2029	Valid
N8191X	1980	28-8016224	Burlington, CO	May 31, 2032	Valid
N8194J	1982	28-8216142	Fort Meade, MD	Feb 28, 2031	Valid
N8195Y	1980	28-8016316	Owens Cross Roads, AL	Feb 28, 2030	Valid
N81972	1980	28-8016318	Elmont, NY	Dec 31, 2028	Valid
N81981	1982	28-8216147	Fort Worth, TX	Nov 30, 2030	Valid
N81988	1982	28-8216148	Franklin, IN	Oct 31, 2028	Valid
N8198V	1982	28-8216145	Valparaiso, IN	May 31, 2030	Valid
N8198Z	1982	28-8216146	Pine Grove, CA	Jan 31, 2031	Valid
N82005	1981	28-8116286	Sarasota, FL	Jan 31, 2032	Valid
N8200V	1980	28-8016319	Newark, DE	Oct 31, 2033	Valid
N8200Z	1980	28-8016320	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Jul 31, 2029	Valid
N82044	1982	28-8216156	Chandler, AZ	Feb 29, 2028	Valid
N82045	1982	28-8216157	Vero Beach, FL	May 31, 2028	Valid
N8204J	1982	28-8216154	Beaumont, TX	May 31, 2027	Valid
N8205A	1983	28-8316048	Sarasota, FL	Sep 30, 2029	Valid
N82075	1982	28-8216158	Fort Worth, TX	Nov 30, 2030	Valid
N8209E	1983	28-8316027	Mount Juliet, TN	Feb 28, 2033	Valid
N8216S	1980	28-8016328	Johnstown, PA	Oct 31, 2030	Valid
N8217Q	1980	28-8016334	Vero Beach, FL	Aug 31, 2033	Valid
N8217S	1980	28-8016335	Spicewood, TX	Dec 31, 2030	Valid
N821BE	1978	28-7816398	Elyria, OH	May 31, 2027	Valid
N8222D	1980	28-8016337	Farmingdale, NY	Nov 30, 2029	Valid
N8222F	1980	28-8016338	Jefferson City, MO	May 31, 2029	Valid

Piper PA-28-161