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Who Owns This Plane?

N36409

1978 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7816636

Non-citizen corporation hasn't filed flight-hour reports

The FAA record shows a registration issue. The aircraft may not be legal to fly until it's resolved.

Registered owner

Wire Wonder Inc

Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
Address: 99 John St Apt 414, New York, NY 10038

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28-7816636
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 (issued Jun 5, 1978)
Mode S code: A41DA2 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 24, 2018 · last FAA action Jul 16, 2025

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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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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