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N5243H

Piper PA-16

Valid Michigan

N5243H is a Piper PA-16, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1949. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Benzonia, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 14, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated November 5, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-16
Serial number
16-47
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-235 SERIES · 115 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1949
Cruising speed
87 mph
Transponder code
A69A93 (octal 51515223)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 14, 2017
Expires
February 28, 2030
Last FAA action
October 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · November 5, 1955
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00042455

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Kirk Douglas R
Type
Individual
Address
1166 Lake St
Benzonia, MI 49616-9793

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data