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N83197

1980 Piper PA-28-236

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8111044

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2032.

Registered owner

Owner type: LLC
Address: 108 W 13th St, Wilmington, DE 19801
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-236
Year built: 1980
Serial number: 28-8111044
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jan 2, 1981)
Mode S code: AB5FC4 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 8, 2025 · last FAA action Dec 8, 2025

Past registrations of N83197

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

Oct 14, 1970 Aeronca 7AC · serial 7AC 1858 Gustave F Veirman · Lincroft, NJ

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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