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N8972P

Piper PA-24-260

Valid Georgia

N8972P is a Piper PA-24-260, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1966. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Rex, Georgia. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 19, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated April 14, 1966. 2 documents are on file: 2 × bill of sale (evidence of ownership).

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-24-260
Serial number
24-4429
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming TI0-540 SER · 310 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1966
Cruising speed
135 mph
Transponder code
AC6201 (octal 53061001)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 19, 2021
Expires
May 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · April 14, 1966
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00191551

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Melson Rudy P Trustee
Type
Individual
Address
3924 Augustine Pl
Rex, GA 30273-5825

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 2

2026-09-21Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)
2026-09-21Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)

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