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N8234V

Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8016357

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2030.

Registered owner

Owner type: LLC
Address: C/o JC Air Academy Inc 7133 Ce Dixon St, Stockton, CA 95206
Fleet: 3 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: —
Serial number: 28-8016357
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 Jun 6, 1980)
Mode S code: AB3EF8 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 11, 2023 · last FAA action Sep 11, 2023

Past registrations of N8234V

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

Feb 12, 1968 Cessna 180H · serial 18051736 Donald M Kramer · Sandpoint, IA

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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