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N972C

2002 Piper PA-28-181

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 2843538

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Plainfield Aviation Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 24112 Merlot Ln, Plainfield, IL 60586

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-181
Year built: 2002
Serial number: 2843538
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming O-360 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 22, 2002)
Mode S code: AD8B45 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 11, 2012 · last FAA action Jun 16, 2023

Past registrations of N972C

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

Sep 13, 1954 Stinson 108-3 · serial 108-3972 Metcalf Gillis C · Harlan, KY

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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