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N8578C

1976 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7690152

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2033.

Registered owner

River Valley Flyers LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 777 Prospect Ave Apt 1 #03, West Hartford, CT 06105

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1976
Serial number: 28-7690152
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 Jan 29, 1976)
Mode S code: ABC4CC (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 9, 2026 · last FAA action Sep 9, 2026

Past registrations of N8578C

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

Nov 29, 1957 Piper PA-18A-135 · serial 18-2733 Crews W A · Bakersfield, CA

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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