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N80908

1979 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8016074

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2033.

Registered owner

International Air Services Inc Trustee

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 123 W Nye Ln Ste 129, Carson City, NV 89706
Fleet: 615 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-28-161
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 28-8016074
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 7, 1979)
Mode S code: AB05C5 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 18, 2026 · last FAA action Aug 18, 2026

Past registrations of N80908

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

Sep 3, 1970 Globe GC-1A · serial 311 Braswell William L · Lawrenceville, VA

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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