{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"1978-04-17","airworthiness_ops":"Normal; Utility","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2001-08-30","city":"DOVER","country_code":"US","county_code":"001","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":"2028-01-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-04-14","maker":"Piper","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"PIPER","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"7102803","mode_s_code":"51425165","mode_s_hex":"A62A75","model":"PA-28-161","n_number":"N497DS","name":"DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY","num_engines":1,"other_names":"AIRWAY SCIENCE DEPT","plain_english":"N497DS is a Piper PA-28-161, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1978. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Delaware State University, a government body in Dover, Delaware. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 30, 2001 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated April 17, 1978.","region":"Eastern","region_code":"1","registrant_type":"Government","registrant_type_code":"5","seats":4,"serial_number":"28-7816567","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"DE","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"1200 N DUPONT HWY","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00921593","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N497DS","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1978,"zip":"199012202"}