Aircraft Description
N27280 is a 1940 Porterfield CP-65, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Converse Donald A in Los Alamitos, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 8, 1964. The registration certificate was issued on February 24, 1992. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2029. Powered by a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES engine producing 65 horsepower, N27280 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2B173 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N27280 was last updated on September 15, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Porterfield is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 74 Porterfield aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the CP-65 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N27280. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC