N1039U1971 Piper PA-34-200
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Registered owner
- Iowa Lakes Community College
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Estherville, IA
- Certificate issued
- Aug 21, 1989
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 20, 1971
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-34-200
- Year
- 1971
- Serial number
- 34-7250024
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A0137F
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming I0360 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1989 – nowIowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, IA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-13 | Nose/Tail Landing Gear | May 31, 2022 | Airframe (PA-34-200)Certain serial numbers: PA-34-200 34-7250001–34-7450220 |
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-34-200) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-34-200)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; … |
| 2005-13-16 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-34 Series Airplanes | Aug 8, 2005 | Airframe (PA-34-200) |
| 97-01-01 R1 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-24, PA- 28R, PA-30, PA-32R, PA-34, and PA-39 Series… | Dec 8, 1998 | Airframe (PA-34-200)Certain serial numbers: PA-28R-180 28R-30002–28R-31135; PA-28R-180 28R-7130001–28R-7130013; PA-28R-200 28R-35001–28R-35820; PA-28R-200 28R-7135001–28R-7635539; PA-28R-201 28R-7737002–28R-7737096; PA-28R-201T 28R-7703001–28R-7703239; …. Only with: All serials of PA-24, PA-24-250, PA-24-260, PA-24-400, PA-30, PA-39; PA-28R, PA-32R, PA-34 models (all serials of PA-34-200) only if not equipped with Piper P/N 78717-02 (or FAA-approved equivalent) main gear sidebrace stud in both main gear sidebrace bracket assemblies. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-04-27 | The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (PA-34-200) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · trunnion · crackedJun 26, 2012
ON ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT PIVOT POINT OF NOSE GEAR TRUNNION CRACKED WHERE TRUNNION IS WELDED TO PIVOT BOLT HOUSING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · stud · brokenAug 8, 2003
CYL STUDS BROKEN. CYL BACKED OFF ENGINE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · fuel cell · leakingOct 29, 1998
FUEL LEAKING ON SPAR AND ODOR IN COCKPIT. REMOVED FUEL TANKS AND REPLACED FLEXIBLE FUEL LINES. TREATED FOR CORROSION PER PIPER SB 1006. THIS SB DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PA-34 SERIES THOUGH AIRCRAFT HAS SAME FUEL TANKS AND FUEL SYSTEM AS THOSE CALLED OUT IN SB 1006. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED SB BE CHANGED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · rib · crackedFeb 13, 1998
DISCOVERED RIB SEVERELY CRACKED FROM RT FORWARD LOWER CORNER TO TOP CENTER DIAGONALLY DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION. SUSPECT FROM HARD LANDINGS. AIRCRAFT USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY. NEW PART OF SAME NUMBER IS MUCH STRONGER WITH MANY STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS. SUSPECT PIPER IS AWARE OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026