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N4940U

2005 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 2842228

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2030.

Registered owner

Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma

Owner type: Government
Address: 1700 Lexington Ave, Norman, OK 73069
Fleet: 21 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 2005
Serial number: 2842228
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 Mar 29, 2005)
Mode S code: A6215F (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 2, 2005 · last FAA action Jan 18, 2025

Past registrations of N4940U

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

Apr 19, 1982 Cessna 210E · serial 21058640 Dillahunty Troy G · Dublin, OH

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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