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N2974N

1979 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8090022

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2028.

Registered owner

Des Moines Flying Club LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 609 S 3rd St, Indianola, IA 50125
Fleet: 5 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 28-8090022
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jul 24, 1979)
Mode S code: A3126C (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 21, 2006 · last FAA action May 5, 2023

Past registrations of N2974N

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 13232

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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