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N9038K

1977 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7816185

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 29, 2028.

Registered owner

Northwest Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 1026 26th Ave NW Ste D, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1977
Serial number: 28-7816185
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 Oct 26, 1977)
Mode S code: AC7DCB (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 11, 2021 · last FAA action Apr 21, 2023

Past registrations of N9038K

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

May 1, 1958 1947 Stinson 108-1 · serial 108-2038 Whitney R O · Chisholm, MN

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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