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N8135C

1979 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8016173

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Coverdale Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 12097 Benson Rd, Ellendale, DE 19941

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 28-8016173
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 Nov 6, 1979)
Mode S code: AB178B (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 28, 2021 · last FAA action Jun 16, 2023

Past registrations of N8135C

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

Oct 26, 1970 Piper PA-22-135 · serial 22-2280 Norris Herman · Selma, AL

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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This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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