Single-engine piston

N2161X

1979 Piper Cherokee 6/300

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
32-7940088
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lake Riley Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Excelsior, MN
Registration record

N2161X on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Cherokee 6/300 (FAA: Piper PA-32-300)
Serial
32-7940088
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Lake Riley Aviation Inc
Excelsior, MN
Certificate issued
2002-07-09
Airworthiness date
1979-03-24
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1D25D
Mode S (octal)
50351135
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-07-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N2161X to the current registrant.
  • 1979-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-04-15
    N2161X previously assigned to a Cessna 337 (s/n 337-0061); cancelled.
Overview

About N2161X

N2161X is a 1979 Piper Cherokee 6/300 (FAA model PA-32-300), serial number 32-7940088. The FAA register lists Lake Riley Aviation Inc as the registrant in Excelsior, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 9, 2002 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 24, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2161X.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2161X.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.