Staging copy. The live site is at https://staging.data.eflight.com.
eFlight RegistryFAA data, updated daily
Registered aircraft · FAA record as of September 25, 2026
N8971J

Piper PA-28-180

Valid Florida

N8971J is a Piper PA-28-180, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1965. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Summerfield, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 22, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated January 26, 1966.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Serial number
28-2994
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1965
Cruising speed
107 mph
Transponder code
AC61D9 (octal 53060731)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 22, 2017
Expires
May 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · January 26, 1966
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00111581

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Swearingen Louis S
Type
Individual
Address
7254 SE 135Th St
Summerfield, FL 34491-2510

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