{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"1979-01-25","airworthiness_ops":"Normal; Utility","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2011-12-02","city":"GRIFFITH","country_code":"US","county_code":"089","cruise_speed_mph":108,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41508","engine_horsepower":180,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"0-320 SERIES","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2027-12-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-04-07","maker":"Piper","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"PIPER","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"7102803","mode_s_code":"51241161","mode_s_hex":"A54271","model":"PA-28-161","n_number":"N438SL","name":"GRIFFITH AVIATION INC","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N438SL is a Piper PA-28-161, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1979. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Griffith Aviation INC, a corporation in Griffith, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 2, 2011 and expires on December 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated January 25, 1979.","region":"Great Lakes","region_code":"C","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":4,"serial_number":"28-7916276","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"IN","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"1705 E MAIN ST","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00311522","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N438SL","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1979,"zip":"463192941"}