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N36802

1978 Piper PA-28R-201

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28R-7837293

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2028.

Registered owner

United States Air Force- Owner

Owner type: Government
Address: 7 Robbins St Bldg 1722, Hanscom Afb, MA 01731
Also named: Hanscom Afb Aero Club- Operator
Fleet: 46 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28R-201
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28R-7837293
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming I0360 SER · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness
Mode S code: A42C77 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 31, 2015 · last FAA action Jun 3, 2023

Past registrations of N36802

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

Nov 9, 1949 1942 Douglas DC3A · serial 4905 Pan American Airways Inc · New York, NY · exported to MEXICO

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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