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N8873C

Piper PA-20

Valid Texas

N8873C is a Piper PA-20, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1953. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Victoria, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 27, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated August 2, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-20
Serial number
20-1023
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-290 SERIES · 140 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1953
Cruising speed
94 mph
Transponder code
AC3A9A (octal 53035232)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 27, 1998
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · August 2, 1955
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00201821

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Gibbs John D
Type
Individual
Address
937 Carefree Dr
Victoria, TX 77905-2669

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