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Piper PA-28-181 · 1997 · Carroll, IA
N285JA is a 1997 Piper PA-28-181 (serial 2843105), registered to Carroll Aviation Inc (corporation) in Carroll, IA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires April 2030; the airworthiness certificate dates from October 1997 (29 years ago). It carries a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine rated at 180 hp, the engine on 60% of registered Piper PA-28-181s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A2E157. It is one of 2,970 Piper PA-28-181 aircraft on the FAA registry. Carroll Aviation Inc holds 2 aircraft on the registry.
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1,649 of the 2,751 registered Piper PA-28-181 carry this engine (60%), across 21 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Piper PA-28-181 needs roughly 1,800 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~1,543 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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