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N8988J

Piper PA-28-180

N8988J is a Piper PA-28-180, 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 Mattawa, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 9, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated January 7, 1966.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Serial number
28-3011
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1966
Cruising speed
107 mph
Transponder code
AC6685 (octal 53063205)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 9, 2025
Expires
December 31, 2032
Last FAA action
December 9, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · January 7, 1966
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00321531

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Merkle Hunter T
Type
Individual
Address
102 Thunderbird Way SW
Mattawa, WA 99349-2016

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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