Wifa (washington International Flight Academy) LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Gaithersburg, MD
Certificate issued
Feb 21, 2023
Expires
Feb 28, 2030
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date
Jul 5, 2023
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
1976
Serial number
28-7690114
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
A25368
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
2023 – nowWifa (washington International Flight Academy) LLCGaithersburg, MD · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jun 21, 2026 · Bowie, MD
On June 20, 2026, about 2328 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N249WF, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bowie, Maryland. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data, the…
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