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N21116

1978 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7916025

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Mar 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Prestige Worldwide Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 8428 Brookridge Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60516
Fleet: 6 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28-7916025
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 Aug 16, 1978)
Mode S code: A1BFD3 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Mar 17, 2022 · last FAA action Jul 21, 2023

Past registrations of N21116

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

Jul 5, 1969 Convair 240 · serial 4 Houston Aviation Products Corp · Houston, TX

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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