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N82783

1980 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8116057

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2031.

Registered owner

Gulf Atlantic Airways Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 4701 Ne 40th Ter, Gainesville, FL 32609
Fleet: 14 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1980
Serial number: 28-8116057
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 Sep 25, 1980)
Mode S code: AB4E68 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 9, 2024 · last FAA action Apr 9, 2024

Past registrations of N82783

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

Dec 31, 1970 Champion 7AC · serial 7AC-1430 William J Brown · Elba, AL

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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