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N3290Q

1977 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7716147

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 2033.

Registered owner

Cape Fear Aviation Maintenance LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 7154 Butler Nursery Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28306
Fleet: 13 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1977
Serial number: 28-7716147
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
Mode S code: A39226 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 12, 2026 · last FAA action Jun 12, 2026

Past registrations of N3290Q

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

Aug 4, 1967 Cessna 402 · serial 402-0090 Cessna Aircraft Co · Wichita, KS · exported to CANADA

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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