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N53558

2002 Piper PA-28R-201

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 2844083

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jul 31, 2028.

Registered owner

University of Illinois

Owner type: Government
Address: University of Il-Willard Airport 1 Airport Rd, Savoy, IL 61874
Also named: Board of Trustees
Fleet: 12 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28R-201
Year built: 2002
Serial number: 2844083
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming I0360 SER · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Aug 24, 2002)
Mode S code: A6C628 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 7, 2002 · last FAA action May 26, 2023

Past registrations of N53558

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

Jun 3, 1965 Fairchild M-62A · serial T40-199 Rettig B L · Hope, AR

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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