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N4145X

1998 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 2843152

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2028.

Registered owner

University of Illinois

Owner type: Government
Address: 1 Airport Rd University of Illinois-Willard Ai, Savoy, IL 61874
Also named: Board of Trustees
Fleet: 12 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1998
Serial number: 2843152
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-360-A1D · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jun 22, 1998)
Mode S code: A4E619 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 8, 1998 · last FAA action May 5, 2023

Past registrations of N4145X

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

Jun 30, 1970 Aero Commander 100 · serial 246 Central Bucks Aero Inc · Doylestown, PA

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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