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2026 Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 2881998

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2033.

Registered owner

Yale Companies LLC dba

Owner type: LLC
Address: 11230 Allisonville Rd, Fishers, IN 46038
Also named: Hot Wings Aviation LLC
Fleet: 40 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181
Year built: 2026
Serial number: 2881998
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming IO-360-B4A · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jan 21, 2026)
Mode S code: A046F8 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 16, 2026 · last FAA action May 16, 2026

What a Piper Cherokee looks likePhoto of a Piper Cherokee, not this aircraft: Mike Burdett, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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