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N121TC

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1978 PIPER PA-32-300

Fixed wing single engineSturgis, SDRegistered Oct 3, 2025

N121TC is a 1978 Piper PA-32-300 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 32-7840105, registered in Sturgis, SD. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Oct 31, 2032; the renewal window opens on Apr 30, 2032. It is powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER rated at 300 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Feb 21, 1978. It is one of 992 PA-32-300 aircraft in the FAA registry, 6 of them registered in South Dakota. About 14% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresOct 31, 2032

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Oct 31, 2032
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Sturgis, SD
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Rapid City FSDO (RAP FSDO) · (605) 737-3050
Certificate issued
Oct 3, 2025
Last FAA action
Oct 3, 2025
Mode S code (hex)
A05915
Mode S code (octal)
50054425
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
PIPER
Type certificate (TCDS)
A3SO (Piper Aircraft Inc.)
Year manufactured
1978
Serial number
32-7840105
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Engines / seats
1 / 6
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard since Feb 21, 1978
Approved operations
Normal

Public airports near Sturgis

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Sturgis Municipal
Sturgis, SD
49B6 miNon-towered100LL, A
Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field
Spearfish, SD
KSPF15 miNon-towered100LL, A
Belle Fourche Municipal
Belle Fourche, SD
KEFC29 miNon-towered100LL, A

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

Other PA-32-300 in South Dakota