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N8454A

1981 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8216046

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Cannon Air Force Base Aero Club

Owner type: Government
Address: 110 Alison Ave E Bldg 600 Ste 2060, Clovis, NM 88103
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1981
Serial number: 28-8216046
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 Sep 23, 1981)
Mode S code: AB9551 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 31, 2023 · last FAA action Oct 31, 2023

Past registrations of N8454A

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

Date not recorded Beech A35 · serial D-1872 Wahlquist C Dorwain · Salt Lake City, UT

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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