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N3956M

1978 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7816390

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 2029.

Registered owner

New England Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 62 Johnson Ave, Plainville, CT 06062
Fleet: 7 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28-7816390
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jan 28, 1978)
Mode S code: A49892 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 24, 2019 · last FAA action Aug 11, 2023

Past registrations of N3956M

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

May 26, 1949 Piper PA-12 · serial 12-2854 Delta Air Service · Delta, CO

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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