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Piper PA-28-161

Family of light single engine aircraft

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Piper PA-28-161

The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is a family of two-seat or four-seat light aircraft built by Piper Aircraft and designed for flight training, air taxi and personal use. The PA-28 family of aircraft comprises all-metal, unpressurized, single piston-engined airplanes with low mounted wings and tricycle landing gear. They have a single door on the right side, which is entered by stepping on the wing.

Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-28-161
Type
Fixed wing, single-engine
Engines
1
Category
1
US registrations
1,497

US registry profile

1,497 Piper PA-28-161 are on the US civil register, built 1976–2016; 98% hold a currently valid registration.

Where they’re registered
  • Florida248
  • Texas122
  • California116
  • New York72
  • Delaware58
  • Pennsylvania53
  • Ohio48
  • Georgia43
Engine type
  • Reciprocating1,497

Registry analytics computed from the FAA Aircraft Registry (public domain, US-scoped).