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N8118Q

1979 Piper PA-28-236

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8011030

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Mar 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Dakota Aviation Corp

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 341 Foster Ave, Sayville, NY 11782

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-236
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 28-8011030
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Oct 12, 1979)
Mode S code: AB1092 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Mar 23, 2019 · last FAA action Jul 22, 2023

Past registrations of N8118Q

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

Jun 19, 1974 Cessna 414 · serial 414-0018 Knot Air · San Jose, CA

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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