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N3473E

1955 Piper PA-18A 150

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18-4262

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2029.

Registered owner

Venture North Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 125 Wheaton Rd, Cloquet, MN 55720
Fleet: 12 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-18A 150
Year built: 1955
Serial number: 18-4262
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats: 1
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Mar 26, 1980)
Mode S code: A3DA15 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 7, 2016 · last FAA action Sep 2, 2023

Past registrations of N3473E

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

Oct 4, 1989 Cessna 172N · serial 17271560

What a Piper Super Cub looks likePhoto of a Piper Super Cub, not this aircraft: ZLEA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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