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N3961M

1978 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7816392

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Bluebird Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 1120 W Highland Acres Rd, Bismarck, ND 58501
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28-7816392
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 30, 1978)
Mode S code: A49B9A (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 23, 2023 · last FAA action Aug 23, 2023

Past registrations of N3961M

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

May 22, 1950 Piper PA-12 · serial 12-2842 Keyser Air Service Inc · Keyser, WV

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

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Where is it now?

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