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N8427G

1981 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8116297

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Nov 30, 2028.

Registered owner

Owner type: Corporation
Address: C/o Paul E Peldyak 905 Center St Unit 205, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1981
Serial number: 28-8116297
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 Jun 30, 1981)
Mode S code: AB8A9B (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 3, 1999 · last FAA action Jun 23, 2023

Past registrations of N8427G

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

Jun 30, 1970 Cessna 150F · serial 15062527 Aero Enterprises Inc · Concord, MA

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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