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N38842

1977 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7790597

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2033.

Registered owner

Owner type: LLC
Address: 278 Turnberry Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46385

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1977
Serial number: 28-7790597
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 Jul 21, 1977)
Mode S code: A47C01 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 14, 2026 · last FAA action Aug 14, 2026

Past registrations of N38842

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

Jan 10, 1950 1941 Piper J3L-65 · serial 7329 Staton Ollis J · Kingsport, TN

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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