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

1,497Registered aircraft

1,459Valid registrations

162Renewals 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
N29220	1979	28-7916423	Vero Beach, FL	Dec 31, 2029	Valid
N29222	1979	28-7916426	Vero Beach, FL	Sep 30, 2033	Valid
N2923Q		28-7716124	Sandy, UT	-	Pending
N29263	1979	28-7916429	Atlanta, GA	Feb 28, 2033	Valid
N2933A	1979	28-7916549	Livermore, CA	Jan 31, 2029	Valid
N2933V	1979	28-7916551	Las Vegas, NV	Jan 31, 2028	Valid
N2934C	1979	28-7916554	Knoxville, TN	Jun 30, 2030	Valid
N2936Q		28-7716126	Burlington, CO	May 31, 2030	Valid
N2937N	1979	28-7916559	Dover, DE	Dec 31, 2029	Valid
N2937Q		28-7716127	Broken Bow, NE	Apr 30, 2028	Valid
N2937R	1979	28-7916560	Bloomington, IL	Nov 30, 2028	Valid
N2941L	1979	28-7916564	Ashburn, VA	Oct 31, 2032	Valid
N2941U	1979	28-7916566	Clifton Park, NY	Mar 31, 2033	Valid
N2942R	1979	28-7916571	Whitehall, MI	May 31, 2027	Valid
N2945Q		28-7716128	Prairie Village, KS	Nov 30, 2029	Valid
N2946M	1977	28-7816325	Tarboro, NC	Jan 31, 2028	Valid
N2946Q		28-7716129	Kearneysville, WV	Nov 30, 2032	Valid
N2950G	1979	28-7916572	Freehold, NJ	Sep 30, 2029	Valid
N2950P	1979	28-7916576	Vienna, VA	Oct 31, 2027	Valid
N2950W	1979	28--7916577	Cocoa, FL	Nov 30, 2029	Valid
N2955M	1977	28-7816326	Joplin, MO	Jul 31, 2029	Valid
N2956P	1979	28-7916583	Greenville, NC	Jul 31, 2027	Valid
N2959Q	1979	28-7916585	Vero Beach, FL	Dec 31, 2028	Valid
N2959U	1979	28-7916588	Kissimmee, FL	Jan 31, 2030	Valid
N295BC		28-7916435	Petty, TX	Mar 31, 2029	Valid
N2960D	1979	28-7916590	Jacksonville, FL	May 31, 2031	Valid
N2961B	1979	28-7916591	Plymouth, MA	Aug 31, 2029	Valid
N2961W	1979	28-7916594	Debary, FL	Jul 31, 2027	Valid
N2962U		28-7916598	Pearland, TX	Mar 31, 2033	Valid
N2971V		28-8016001	Cape May Ch, NJ	Jun 30, 2029	Valid
N2972C	1979	28-8016003	Terre Haute, IN	Jan 31, 2032	Valid
N2972Y		28-8016006	Malabar, FL	Aug 31, 2027	Valid
N2973K		28-8016007	Brooklyn, NY	Feb 28, 2030	Valid
N2973U	1979	28-8016009	Montgomery, TX	Jul 31, 2030	Valid
N2973W		28-8016010	Sturgis, MI	Jun 30, 2028	Valid
N2973X	1979	28-8016011	Roseburg, OR	Feb 28, 2030	Valid
N2973Y	1979	28-8016012	Casper, WY	Sep 30, 2028	Valid
N29TE	1979	28-7916397	Portland, OR	Sep 30, 2029	Valid
N2PX	1977	28-7816211	Corpus Christi, TX	Apr 30, 2030	Valid
N30009	1978	28-7816539	Huntsville, TX	Dec 31, 2027	Valid
N30012	1978	28-7916073	Johnstown, PA	May 31, 2028	Valid
N3002B	1978	28-7916123	San Juan, PR	Oct 31, 2029	Valid
N3002M	1978	28-7816327	Manassas, VA	Mar 31, 2028	Valid
N3005T		28-7916384	Wurtsboro, NY	May 31, 2030	Valid
N3008A	1978	28-7916104	Wilmington, DE	Apr 30, 2028	Valid
N3008F	1978	28-7916210	Rock Hill, SC	Jun 30, 2030	Valid
N300DC	2003	2842180	Vero Beach, FL	May 31, 2028	Valid
N3010E	1978	28-7916167	Antioch, IL	Apr 30, 2029	Valid
N30114	1978	28-7916076	Lake Wales, FL	Oct 31, 2029	Valid
N30117	1978	28-7916077	Spring, TX	Jan 31, 2028	Valid
N3011Z	1979	28-7916393	Langdon, ND	Jan 31, 2028	Valid
N3012D		28-7916154	Waco, GA	Apr 30, 2030	Valid
N3013Z	1979	28-7916395	Middleton, WI	Oct 31, 2027	Valid
N3014H	1978	28-7916182	Meridianville, AL	Oct 31, 2029	Valid
N3016T	1979	28-7916298	Santa Maria, CA	Aug 31, 2029	Valid
N3017H		28-7916184	Bloomington, MN	May 31, 2029	Valid
N3018Z	1979	28-7916398	Los Gatos, CA	Jul 31, 2027	Valid
N3020S	1979	28-7916295	Anacortes, WA	May 31, 2031	Valid
N3021C	1978	28-7916137	Hanscom Afb, MA	Jul 31, 2027	Valid
N3023T	1979	28-7916299	Carson City, NV	Mar 31, 2033	Valid
N3025Q	1979	28-7916285	Kulpmont, PA	Jan 31, 2029	Valid
N3028E	1978	28-7916168	Philadelphia, PA	-	Pending
N3028M	1978	28-7816397	Ocala, FL	Nov 30, 2032	Valid
N3029G	1978	28-7916180	Wilmington, DE	Jul 31, 2027	Valid
N302AV		28-7716283	Elyria, OH	Dec 31, 2031	Valid
N302FG	1980	28-8016274	Plymouth, MI	Aug 31, 2028	Valid
N3031W	1979	28-7916348	Vero Beach, FL	May 31, 2028	Valid
N3032T	1979	28-7916304	Kalispell, MT	Jan 31, 2031	Valid
N3033D	1978	28-7916157	Yakima, WA	Aug 31, 2029	Valid
N3033T	1979	28-7916305	West Lafayette, IN	Sep 30, 2029	Valid
N3034Q	1977	28-7716132	Las Vegas, NV	Sep 30, 2027	Valid
N30378	1978	28-7816542	Apple Valley, CA	Jun 30, 2030	Valid
N3037E	1978	28-7916170	Edgewater, MD	May 31, 2027	Valid
N3037F	1978	28-7916214	Johnstown, PA	May 31, 2028	Valid
N30382	1978	28-7816543	Surprise, AZ	Mar 31, 2030	Valid
N3038L	1979	28-7916246	Valparaiso, IN	Jul 31, 2032	Valid
N3038Q		28-7716133	Columbus, GA	Jan 31, 2028	Valid
N303AV	1983	28-8416013	West Palm Beach, FL	Jun 30, 2029	Valid
N303RF	1977	28-7816001	Valparaiso, IN	May 31, 2029	Valid
N3041A		28-7916105	Crookston, MN	Apr 30, 2030	Valid
N30452	1978	28-7916085	Marshalltown, IA	Nov 30, 2029	Valid
N3045A	1978	28-7916106	Franklin Lakes, NJ	Feb 29, 2028	Valid
N3045C	1978	28-7916138	Taunton, MA	Jul 31, 2029	Valid
N3046M		28-7816331	Doral, FL	Mar 31, 2032	Valid
N3049L	1979	28-7916249	Abingdon, MD	Jul 31, 2028	Valid
N3049M	1977	28-7816333	Hammonton, NJ	Jun 30, 2028	Valid
N3051W	1981	28-8116276	Lantana, TX	Jul 31, 2027	Valid
N3054L	1979	28-7916250	Hudson Oaks, TX	Dec 31, 2029	Valid
N3060L	1979	28-7916251	Waseca, MN	Nov 30, 2027	Valid
N3060Y	1979	28-7916370	Portage, IN	Apr 30, 2029	Valid
N3062L	1979	28-7916252	Chilton, WI	Aug 31, 2027	Valid
N30647	1978	28-7816545	Diamondhead, MS	-	Pending
N30650	1978	28-7916089	Kankakee, IL	Jan 31, 2028	Valid
N3066H	1978	28-7916219	Spencer, IA	Oct 31, 2028	Valid
N3067D	1978	28-7916159	Elizabethtown, KY	Mar 31, 2028	Valid
N3071D		28-7916160	Fresh Meadows, NY	Mar 31, 2033	Valid
N3072D	1978	28-7916161	Hammond, LA	May 31, 2030	Valid
N3073U	1979	28-7916320	State College, PA	Jan 31, 2028	Valid
N3075K	1978	28-7916239	Roanoke, TX	Nov 30, 2027	Valid
N3075M	1977	28-7816334	Tualatin, OR	Jul 31, 2028	Valid

Piper PA-28-161