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N2833N

1979 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7916453

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jul 31, 2027.

Registered owner

Lansing Community College

Owner type: Government
Address: 661 Aviation Dr, Mason, MI 48854
Also named: Aviation Program
Fleet: 11 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 28-7916453
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 May 8, 1979)
Mode S code: A2DBEE (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 12, 1979 · last FAA action Mar 4, 2023

Past registrations of N2833N

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

Feb 9, 1960 Cessna 140 · serial 13094 Wise Elva V · Ellwood City, PA

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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