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N56256

1973 Piper PA-28-180

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7305559

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2029.

Registered owner

Flying Bears Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 3511 Silverside Rd Ste 105, Wilmington, DE 19810

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-180
Year built: 1973
Serial number: 28-7305559
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 Jul 17, 1973)
Mode S code: A7317E (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 12, 2019 · last FAA action Sep 2, 2023

Past registrations of N56256

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

Jan 22, 1957 Boeing A75N1 · serial 75-2095 Murrayair Limited · Honolulu, HI

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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