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N8285B

1980 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8116066

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Hyldburg Aviation Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 246 S Meadow Rd, Plymouth, MA 02360
Fleet: 8 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1980
Serial number: 28-8116066
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 Oct 8, 1980)
Mode S code: AB519C (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 9, 2012 · last FAA action Jun 3, 2023

Past registrations of N8285B

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

May 4, 1972 Cessna 172 · serial 36085 Wilson F Kent

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Check the official record

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Where is it now?

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