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N40015

1977 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7716319

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Wings Flying Club Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 145 South Cole Ridge Dr, Sheperdsville, KY 40165
Fleet: 3 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1977
Serial number: 28-7716319
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
Mode S code: A4AF3A (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 30, 2000 · last FAA action Jun 16, 2023

Past registrations of N40015

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

Sep 21, 1948 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A · serial 8356 Johnithan F Emmons · Wayne, MI

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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