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N2178K

1978 Piper PA-28RT-201T

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28R-7931033

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 28, 2030.

Registered owner

Abby Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 5305 Limestone Rd Ste 200, Wilmington, DE 19808

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28RT-201T
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28R-7931033
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor TSIO-360 SER · 225 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jan 31, 1979)
Mode S code: A1D6FD (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 14, 2023 · last FAA action Jul 30, 2025

Past registrations of N2178K

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

Apr 28, 1971 Luscombe 8A · serial 4905 Glynn Garner · Aurora, CO

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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