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N8981A

1978 Piper PA-32-300

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 32-7840190

Status code 23

The FAA record shows a registration issue. The aircraft may not be legal to fly until it's resolved.

Registered owner

American Aircraft Sales LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 14744 W River Oaks Dr, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Fleet: 11 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-32-300
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 32-7840190
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming IO-540 SER · 300 hp
Seats: 6
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 20, 1978)
Mode S code: AC6588 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)

Past registrations of N8981A

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

Jul 27, 1970 Beech C35 · serial D-2733 F & S Contracting Company · Butte, MT

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Check the official record

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

The registry doesn't show where an aircraft is flying. Flight trackers do, by tail number or Mode S code AC6588: FlightAware or ADS-B Exchange. Some owners block tracking through the FAA's privacy programs.

Something wrong?

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