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Piper PA-28-180 · 1973 · Gallatin, MO
N55261 is a 1973 Piper PA-28-180 (serial 28-7305344), registered to Barton John S III (individual) in Gallatin, MO. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires June 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from March 1975 (51 years ago). It carries a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine rated at 180 hp, the engine on 96% of registered Piper PA-28-180s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A70A1D. It is one of 3,512 Piper PA-28-180 aircraft on the FAA registry. Barton John S III holds 4 aircraft on the registry.
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3,330 of the 3,482 registered Piper PA-28-180 carry this engine (96%), across 20 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Piper PA-28-180 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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