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N8508C

1976 Piper PA-28R-200

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28R-7635164

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Hobart Aviation Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 1600 Triplett Blvd Bldg B, Akron, OH 44306
Fleet: 12 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28R-200
Year built: 1976
Serial number: 28R-7635164
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming I0360 SER · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jan 28, 1976)
Mode S code: ABAACB (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 6, 2004 · last FAA action Oct 8, 2024

Past registrations of N8508C

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

Sep 13, 1954 Piper PA-22-135 · serial 22-1221 Barrows Robert · Greene, 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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