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N8471T

1981 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8290071

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Mar 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Gorman Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 398060 W 2200 Rd, Bartlesville, OK 74006
Fleet: 3 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1981
Serial number: 28-8290071
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 6, 1981)
Mode S code: AB9C67 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Mar 30, 2020 · last FAA action Oct 13, 2023

Past registrations of N8471T

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

Jul 10, 1970 Cessna 182C · serial 52371 Cooley Merritt S · Davisburg, MI

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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