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N15304

1972 Piper PA-28-235

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7310032

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Smeltzer and Sons Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 1139 S Route 9, Cape May C H, NJ 08210

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-235
Year built: 1972
Serial number: 28-7310032
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Oct 26, 1972)
Mode S code: A0D7C9 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 22, 2004 · last FAA action Sep 30, 2023

Past registrations of N15304

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Apr 13, 1948 Piper E-2 · serial 232 Sutton Orville · Rolla, ND

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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Where is it now?

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