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N5868H

Piper PA-16

Valid Michigan

N5868H 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 Central Lake, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 3, 2012 and expires on December 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated August 20, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-16
Serial number
16-487
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
A78FAA (octal 51707652)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 3, 2012
Expires
December 31, 2028
Last FAA action
July 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · August 20, 1955
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00191775

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Stein John R
Type
Individual
Address
8032 W State St
Central Lake, MI 49622-9227

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