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N83993

1981 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8216007

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2029.

Registered owner

Brandywine Flight School

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 1205 Ward Ave, West Chester, PA 19380
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1981
Serial number: 28-8216007
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 Aug 27, 1981)
Mode S code: AB7D78 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 19, 2016 · last FAA action Jul 28, 2023

Past registrations of N83993

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

May 20, 1965 Aeronca 7AC · serial 7AC-2680 Buffalo Air Park Inc · Gardenville, NY

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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