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N487A

2013 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 2843750

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 28, 2030.

Registered owner

Archer Aircraft LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 251 Little Falls Dr, Wilmington, DE 19808
Fleet: 16 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 2013
Serial number: 2843750
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming O-360-A4M · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Dec 18, 2013)
Mode S code: A6029A (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 3, 2014 · last FAA action Oct 7, 2023

Past registrations of N487A

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

Mar 25, 1991 Kehoe Frank J GYROPLANE · serial 1 Kehoe Frank J · Roselle, IL

What a Piper Cherokee looks likePhoto of a Piper Cherokee, not this aircraft: Mike Burdett, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Check the official record

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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