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N8289A

1980 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8116072

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 2029.

Registered owner

Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 928 SW 107th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73170
Fleet: 349 aircraft registered to this owner

Registered to a trustee: the bank or trust company holds title for a beneficial owner who isn't named in the public registry. How owner trusts work.

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1980
Serial number: 28-8116072
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 14, 1980)
Mode S code: AB5227 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 25, 2013 · last FAA action Aug 11, 2023

Past registrations of N8289A

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

Nov 14, 1955 Cessna 170B · serial 25141 Swisher Coal Co · Cheshire, OH

What a Piper Cherokee looks likePhoto of a Piper Cherokee, not this aircraft: Mike Burdett, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Check the official record

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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