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N78740

Piper PA-11

Valid Texas

N78740 is a Piper PA-11, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1947. It has 2 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Shady Shores, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 29, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 21, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-11
Serial number
11-1512
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1947
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
AAAD84 (octal 52526604)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 29, 2019
Expires
May 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 21, 1956
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00555010

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Brown Melvin Wayne JR Trustee
Type
Co-owned
Address
78 Hidden Valley Airpark
Shady Shores, TX 76208-7302
Co-owners
Brown Paula Jean Trustee

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