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N2836N

1979 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7916461

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 2030.

Registered owner

Great Planes Aviation Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 7300 Brataas Dr SW, Rochester, MN 55902
Fleet: 6 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 28-7916461
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming O-320-D3G · 160 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued May 4, 1979)
Mode S code: A2DC57 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 24, 2023 · last FAA action Jul 31, 2024

Past registrations of N2836N

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

Date not recorded 1947 Cessna 120 · serial 13097

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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