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PIPER PA-28-161: fleet, age & accident history

Name: PIPER PA-28-161 — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

1,496currently registered

44average age (years)

1,979median model year

4seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

36.1NTSB events per 1,000 registered

54NTSB events (2008–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where PIPER PA-28-161 aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered PIPER PA-28-161 aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Florida	253
Texas	121
California	120
New York	73
Delaware	57
Pennsylvania	50

Check a specific PIPER PA-28-161

This page is the fleet overview. To see one aircraft's registration status, ownership chain, and NTSB accident history — matched by tail and serial number — look it up by tail number.

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This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA vintage 2026-06-27 computed 2026-06-27