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N217AW

Piper PA-28-140

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7125332

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Hobart Aviation Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 1600 Triplett Blvd Bldg B, Akron, OH 44306
Fleet: 12 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-140
Year built: —
Serial number: 28-7125332
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 Apr 2, 1971)
Mode S code: A1D398 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 17, 2020 · last FAA action Oct 8, 2024

Past registrations of N217AW

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

Apr 13, 2011 1968 Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-25046 Hobart Aviation Inc · Lakemore, OH

What a Piper Cherokee looks likePhoto of a Piper Cherokee, not this aircraft: Mike Burdett, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Check the official record

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Where is it now?

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