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N4148V

1998 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 2843178

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2028.

Registered owner

University of Illinois

Owner type: Government
Address: 1 Airport Rd University of Il Willard Arpt, 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: 2843178
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming I0360 SER A&C · 200 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 29, 1998)
Mode S code: A4E680 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 30, 1998 · last FAA action Jun 16, 2023

Past registrations of N4148V

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

Nov 30, 1971 Cessna 170 · serial 18480 Hoglan H K

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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