N78TA

2020 Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 2881295

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2030.

Registered owner

Cti Aircraft Leasing LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 9198 Crestwyn Hills Dr, Memphis, TN 38125
Fleet: 15 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181
Year built: 2020
Serial number: 2881295
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming IO-360-B4A · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Feb 26, 2020)
Mode S code: AA8FD7 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 28, 2020 · last FAA action Oct 20, 2023

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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