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N8138H

1979 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8090178

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Accelerated Aviation Instruction LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 3442 Frontage Rd, Owatonna, MN 55060
Fleet: 6 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 28-8090178
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 Nov 19, 1979)
Mode S code: AB17F9 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 4, 2021 · last FAA action Jul 1, 2023

Past registrations of N8138H

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

Dec 30, 1970 1950 Hiller UH-12 · serial 138 United Heliopters Inc · Palo Alto, 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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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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