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N8121K

1979 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8090142

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2029.

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 28-8090142
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 Oct 10, 1979)
Mode S code: AB134F (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 8, 2022 · last FAA action Aug 25, 2023

Past registrations of N8121K

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

Sep 3, 1970 Stinson 108-2 · serial 108-3121 Ray Glen Farrar · Anchorage, AK

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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