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N87971

Cessna 305A (O-1A)

Valid Idaho

N87971 is a Cessna 305A (O-1A), a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 1, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated March 20, 1978.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
305A (O-1A)
Serial number
21947
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor O-470 SERIES · 230 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
AC1B2C (octal 53015454)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 1, 2025
Expires
March 31, 2032
Last FAA action
March 18, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · March 20, 1978
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00272041

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Johnson Shem E
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 1952
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805-1952

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 1

1965-05-13Piper J3C-65 · exported to Canada · Valid registration

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