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N9285C

1978 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7890396

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Nov 30, 2028.

Registered owner

Sunset Flights LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 110 W 6th St Unit 742, Azusa, CA 91702

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28-7890396
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 Feb 27, 1978)
Mode S code: ACDEEC (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 30, 2021 · last FAA action Jun 23, 2023

Past registrations of N9285C

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

Apr 30, 1956 Cessna 180 · serial 31384 Cessna Aircraft Co · Wichita, KS

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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