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N38254

1977 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7790534

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Syracuse Flying Club Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: C/o Mark Colvin 507 Briar Brook Run, Fayetteville, NY 13066
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1977
Serial number: 28-7790534
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jun 6, 1977)
Mode S code: A465DC (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 13, 2014 · last FAA action Sep 29, 2023

Past registrations of N38254

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

Aug 31, 1948 Piper J5A · serial 5-933 Smith Clieve G & Robert L Feister · Plymouth, MI

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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