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N9285M

1985 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-8616043

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jul 31, 2028.

Registered owner

5 M Leasing LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 7355 S Peoria St Ste A3, Englewood, CO 80112

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1985
Serial number: 28-8616043
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 Dec 10, 1985)
Mode S code: ACDEF5 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 16, 2009 · last FAA action May 26, 2023

Past registrations of N9285M

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

Jul 15, 1970 Mooney M20E · serial 1220 Noordyk Mooney Inc

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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