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N3053E

1978 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7990186

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Charles City Aeronautics Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 3129 Hwy 18, Charles City, IA 50616
Fleet: 11 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28-7990186
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 Nov 16, 1978)
Mode S code: A334AB (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 19, 1978 · last FAA action Jul 7, 2023

Past registrations of N3053E

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

Sep 23, 1970 Aeronca 7AC · serial 7AC-6642 Alta G Friend · Oakland, MD

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

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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