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Piper PA-23-160 · 1958 · Salt Lake City, UT
N3497P is a 1958 Piper PA-23-160 (serial 23-1473), registered to Kitchens Craig N (individual) in Salt Lake City, UT. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from September 1958 (68 years ago). It carries 2 Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engines rated at 180 hp each (360 hp total), the engine on 88% of registered Piper PA-23-160s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A3E218. It is one of 190 Piper PA-23-160 aircraft on the FAA registry.
Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.
163 of the 185 registered Piper PA-23-160 carry this engine (88%), across 7 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Piper PA-23-160 needs roughly 2,350 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~2,015 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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