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N98131

1969 Piper PA-28-140

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-26059

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2033.

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-140
Year built: 1969
Serial number: 28-26059
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 Jun 19, 1969)
Mode S code: ADB1B6 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 14, 2026 · last FAA action Oct 14, 2026

Past registrations of N98131

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

Mar 21, 1956 Piper J3C-65 · serial 18284 Carson Chalk-Air Craft · Adel, GA

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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