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N1734H

1977 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7716048

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jul 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Indian Hills Community College

Owner type: Government
Address: 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501
Fleet: 6 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1977
Serial number: 28-7716048
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jan 27, 1977)
Mode S code: A1273E (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jul 5, 2019 · last FAA action Aug 18, 2023

Past registrations of N1734H

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

Mar 17, 1959 Cessna 310C · serial 35834 Cessna Aircraft Co · Wichita, KS

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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