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N36838

1978 Piper PA-28R-201

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28R-7837296

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Sapphire Air LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: Attn: Craig Bolt 150 Dercum Sq Unit 51, Keystone, CO 80435
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28R-201
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28R-7837296
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 (issued Jun 30, 1978)
Mode S code: A42CE6 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 6, 2012 · last FAA action Feb 8, 2023

Past registrations of N36838

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

Jul 2, 1956 Aeronca 65-TAC · serial F1701TA Bobbie Jones Harvey · Columbia, MO

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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