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N5865U

Piper PA-28-140

Valid Alabama

N5865U is a Piper PA-28-140, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1970. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 23, 2004 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated September 23, 1970.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-28-140
Serial number
28-26697
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1970
Cruising speed
107 mph
Transponder code
A78F4C (octal 51707514)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 23, 2004
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 24, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · September 23, 1970
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00761775

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ruehl Charles R
Type
Individual
Address
4170 Spinnaker Dr Apt 1225H
Gulf Shores, AL 36542-2959

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