N108NS1976 Piper PA-32R-300
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Fairbanks, AK
- Certificate issued
- Aug 31, 2017
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 13, 1976
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-32R-300
- Year
- 1976
- Serial number
- 32R-7680288
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A023A9
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 310 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2017 – nowIndividual ownerFairbanks, AK · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (5)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-32R-300) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-32R-300)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; … |
| 99-05-09 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA- 24, PA-28, PA-32, and PA-34 Series Airplanes | Mar 19, 1999 | Airframe (PA-32R-300)Certain serial numbers: PA-23-235 27-505–27-622; PA-23-250 27-01–27-2504; PA-24-180 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-250 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-260 24-3642; PA-24-260 24-4000–24-5028; …. Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2). |
| 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-32R-300)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. |
| 95-26-13 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series… | Feb 5, 1996 | Airframe (PA-32R-300)Only with: Equipped with oil cooler hose assemblies that do not meet TSO-C53a, Type D requirements. |
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.
- Flight controls · yoke · slippedOct 21, 2011
CONTROL YOKE HAS SLIPPED TO THE LEFT ON THE PILOTS CONTROL COLUMN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · bolt · failedDec 11, 2002
AIRCRAFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON IN FLIGHT WITH GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. UPON INSPECTION THE AFT BOLT TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. A NEW BOLT WAS INSTALLED AND A GEAR FUNCTION TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS. AN INSPECTION AT EACH 100 HOUR OR ANNUAL TO REMOVE THE BOLT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · cowling · failedDec 11, 2001
WHILE IN FLIGHT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE UPPER ENGINE COWLING CAME LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE COWLING TO RISE UP AND RIP OUT THE FORWARD PINS. A LARGE SECTION OF THE LEFT SIDE WAS TORN AWAY AND LOST. NO DEFECTS OR REPAIRS WERE NOTED ON THIS COWLING PRIOR TO FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Electrical power · battery · shortedJun 12, 2001
DURING TAKEOFF, PILOT STARTED TO HEAR WHINE IN OVERHEAD SET, FOLLOWED BY POWER LOSS. UPON INSPECTION BATTER WAS FOUND HAVE INTERNAL SHORT CAUSING BATTERY TO GO DEAD. REPLACED BATTERY WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECKED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FOUND OK
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026