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N9480C

1978 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7816480

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2027.

Registered owner

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 3009 Garden City Hwy, Midland, TX 79701

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28-7816480
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 Mar 8, 1978)
Mode S code: AD2D3B (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 27, 2011 · last FAA action Mar 24, 2023

Past registrations of N9480C

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

Dec 28, 1971 Cessna 180 · serial 31878 Little Gerald · 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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