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N81988

Piper PA-28-161

Valid Indiana

N81988 is a Piper PA-28-161, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1982. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Franklin, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 20, 2004 and expires on October 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated March 31, 1982.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-28-161
Serial number
28-8216148
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1982
Cruising speed
108 mph
Transponder code
AB2E5C (octal 52627134)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 20, 2004
Expires
October 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 16, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · March 31, 1982
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00680492

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Kephart John M
Type
Individual
Address
2775 W 100 N
Franklin, IN 46131-8399

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.

Earlier use of this number 2

1980-06-10Piper PA-28-236 · exported to Germany · Valid registration
1951-08-22Aeronca 7AC · Valid registration

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