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N9226C

1978 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7816448

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2032.

Registered owner

Lane Community College

Owner type: Government
Address: 28715 Airport Rd, Eugene, OR 97402
Also named: Lane Aviation Academy
Fleet: 14 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28-7816448
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 Feb 22, 1978)
Mode S code: ACC8C5 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 18, 2025 · last FAA action Aug 18, 2025

Past registrations of N9226C

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

Feb 2, 1955 Cessna 180 · serial 31325 Cessna Aircraft Co · Wichita, KS · exported to MEXICO

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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