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N40042

1977 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7816004

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2029.

Registered owner

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 1640 N Johnson Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020
Fleet: 5 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1977
Serial number: 28-7816004
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: A4AFA0 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 12, 2013 · last FAA action Sep 2, 2023

Past registrations of N40042

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

Jan 8, 1963 Enstrom F-28 · serial 2 R J Enstrom Corp · Menominee, 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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