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N2237K

1978 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7916232

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2027.

Registered owner

Carolina Air LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 38512 Aviation Dr, New London, NC 28127

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28-7916232
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 Dec 22, 1978)
Mode S code: A1EF7D (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jul 14, 2010 · last FAA action Mar 24, 2025

Past registrations of N2237K

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

Mar 4, 1955 Luscombe 8A · serial 4964 Smith Flying Service · Newton, IA

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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