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N2043M

1977 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7816241

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Owner type: Corporation
Address: C/o Richard Kingery 86 E 100 North Rd, Loda, IL 60948

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1977
Serial number: 28-7816241
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 Nov 21, 1977)
Mode S code: A1A3AC (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 10, 1986 · last FAA action May 12, 2023

Past registrations of N2043M

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

Oct 5, 1955 Piper J3C-65 · serial 20811 Airco Aviation Corp · Tampa, FL

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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