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N47653

Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7816113

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Nov 30, 2030.

Registered owner

Fat Chance Airlines LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 727 Deer Ridge Rd, Hillsville, VA 24343

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: —
Serial number: 28-7816113
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 Sep 23, 1977)
Mode S code: A5DA87 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 12, 2023 · last FAA action Nov 12, 2023

Past registrations of N47653

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

Dec 27, 1951 1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65 · serial L-5990 Walton Ray · Pharr, TX

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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