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N81509

1980 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8090233

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 2029.

Registered owner

DR Craig D Bartruff MD PC

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 706 E 4th St Red Willow County, Mccook, NE 69001

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1980
Serial number: 28-8090233
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 Jan 29, 1980)
Mode S code: AB1E69 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 8, 1988 · last FAA action Aug 11, 2023

Past registrations of N81509

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

Feb 7, 1966 Aeronca 7AC · serial 7AC-127 Jerry Hanson Purcell · Claxton, GA

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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