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N38505

1977 Piper PA-28-236

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7911001

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2029.

Registered owner

Commercial Openings

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 3904 Capitol Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-236
Year built: 1977
Serial number: 28-7911001
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Aug 30, 1978)
Mode S code: A47053 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 8, 1999 · last FAA action Sep 2, 2023

Past registrations of N38505

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

Jun 13, 1952 Piper J3C-65 · serial 7074 Joseph D Weaver · Ahoskie, NC

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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