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 data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-28-181
Year
1978
Serial number
28-7990234
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A1BFE1
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming O&Vo-360 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
2018 – nowRocky Mountain Aircraft Services LLCBroomfield, CO · current
1947 – 1955Individual ownerLewsitown, PA · different airframe: Luscombe 8a S/N 4839
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jan 3, 1985 · Yoder, CO
ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING ON DIRT ROAD DURING WHICH THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE POST. FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL EITHER IN THE FUEL TANKS OR AROUND THE ACFT.
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.
The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series…
Feb 5, 1996
Airframe (PA-28-181)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 (1)
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.
Propellers · hub · crackedDec 13, 2006
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND CRACK EXTENDING THROUGH THE HUB AT ONE OF THE MOUNTING BOLT HOLES. CRACK GOES COMPLETLEY THROUGH THE HUB TO THE INNER BORE OF THE HUB. NO HISTORY OF PROP STIKE OR ANY OTHER VISUAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THIS PROPELLER INSTALLED WITH STC NR SA779NE. PROPELLER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.