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N8253A

1980 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8190013

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2028.

Registered owner

Archer N8253a LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 554 Boston Post Rd #103, Orange, CT 06477

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1980
Serial number: 28-8190013
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-360-A1D · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Aug 6, 1980)
Mode S code: AB4630 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 26, 2021 · last FAA action May 5, 2023

Past registrations of N8253A

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

Aug 4, 1959 Cessna 170B · serial 25105 Snead Roy M · Marion, VA

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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