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Piper PA-22 · 1952 · Interlochen, MI
N1838A is a 1952 Piper PA-22 (serial 22-529), registered to Gray Shane Charles (partnership) in Interlochen, MI. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires September 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from July 1956 (70 years ago). It carries a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES engine rated at 140 hp, the engine on 73% of registered Piper PA-22s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A14F42. It is one of 277 Piper PA-22 aircraft on the FAA registry. Gray Shane Charles holds 5 aircraft on the registry.
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197 of the 270 registered Piper PA-22 carry this engine (73%), across 8 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Piper PA-22 needs roughly 1,300 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~1,124 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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