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Piper PA-28-161

FAA model code7102803

Piper PA-28-161: Fixed wing single engine, with 1,496 aircraft on the US register, built between 1976 and 2016.

1,496
On the US register
1
Engines
4
Seats
108mph
Cruise speed
Manufacturer
Piper
Class
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Operates from
Land
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Build years on the register
1976–2016

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Piper PA-28-161 aircraft were built in 1978 than in any other year: 253.

025050019801985199019952000200520102015

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.

Where they are registered

US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.

  • FL248
  • TX122
  • CA117
  • NY72
  • DE57
  • PA53
  • OH48
  • GA43
  • MA42
  • IN38
  • NC35
  • IL34

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

149 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (1,496 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

Registered examples

Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

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Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.