{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"2017-12-04","airworthiness_ops":"Research and development","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"1997-04-28","city":"WELLINGTON","country_code":"US","county_code":"191","cruise_speed_mph":105,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41861","engine_horsepower":180,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"IO-360-B1F","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2030-04-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2026-08-24","maker":"Cessna","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"CESSNA","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"2072434","mode_s_code":"52650423","mode_s_hex":"AB5113","model":"172N","n_number":"N8281E","name":"AIR PLAINS SERVICES CORP","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N8281E is a Cessna 172N, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1979. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Air Plains Services CORP, a corporation in Wellington, Kansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 28, 1997 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for research and development, dated December 4, 2017.","region":"Central","region_code":"3","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":4,"serial_number":"17272168","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"KS","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"439 N WEST RD","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00883541","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N8281E","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1979,"zip":"671528047"}