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N56JM

1979 Piper PA-28RT-201

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28R-7918178

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Business Aircraft Leasing Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 21026 Indian Point Ave, Petersburg, IL 62675
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28RT-201
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 28R-7918178
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming I0360 SER A&C · 200 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Feb 12, 1992)
Mode S code: A72565 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 27, 2004 · last FAA action Sep 30, 2023

Past registrations of N56JM

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

Mar 15, 1989 Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER · serial 51036

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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