N9860W

Piper PA-28-140

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-23375

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 29, 2028.

Registered owner

Calkins Ray

Owner type: Individual
Location: Socorro, NM

Registered to an individual. The FAA lists people last name first. We show the city and state only; the full mailing address is in the FAA's own record.

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-140
Year built: —
Serial number: 28-23375
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
Mode S code: ADC3DB (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 1, 2018 · last FAA action Apr 21, 2023

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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