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N5197F

1976 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7790086

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Nov 30, 2032.

Registered owner

Kenmore Crew Leasing Inc Trustee

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 4340 Pacific Hwy Unit 203, Bellingham, WA 98226
Fleet: 58 aircraft registered to this owner

Registered to a trustee: the bank or trust company holds title for a beneficial owner who isn't named in the public registry. How owner trusts work.

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1976
Serial number: 28-7790086
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 20, 1976)
Mode S code: A68631 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 7, 2025 · last FAA action Nov 7, 2025

Past registrations of N5197F

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

Jul 6, 1970 Cessna 172F · serial 17253172 US Air Force · Washington, DC

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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