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N8308L

Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8316017

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA.

Registered owner

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 3835r E Thousand Oaks Blvd #131, Westlake Village, CA 91362

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: —
Serial number: 28-8316017
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 Nov 11, 1982)
Mode S code: AB5BD5 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)

Past registrations of N8308L

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

Feb 5, 1981 Piper PA-28-236 · serial 28-8111033 Aviation Services Int'l Inc · Lock Haven, PA · exported to SWITZERLAND

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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