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N8229F

Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8090328

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jul 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Sterling Aviation

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 145 John Glenn Dr, Concord, CA 94520
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: —
Serial number: 28-8090328
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 May 21, 1980)
Mode S code: AB3BE2 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jul 18, 2022 · last FAA action Aug 18, 2023

Past registrations of N8229F

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

Sep 26, 1973 Cessna 150F · serial 15064329 Hyline Flyers Club · Mclean, TX

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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