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N98171

1969 Piper PA-28-140

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-26085

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Mar 31, 2032.

Registered owner

Aberdeen School District

Owner type: Government
Address: 205 Highway 145 N, Aberdeen, MS 39730
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-140
Year built: 1969
Serial number: 28-26085
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 26, 1969)
Mode S code: ADB242 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Mar 15, 2025 · last FAA action Mar 15, 2025

Past registrations of N98171

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

May 18, 1949 Piper J-3 · serial 18332 S Otis Sullivan Farms Inc · Reymondville, TX

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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