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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-28-181
Year
1977
Serial number
28-7890256
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
A26D8D
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
2013 – 2018Individual ownerAustin, TX
1949 – 1952B & M Aero Service INCMarion, IN · different airframe: Piper Pa-12 S/N 12-1041
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
Dec 30, 2014 · Vaughn, NM
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from terrain.
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 (3)
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.
Exhaust · muffler · failedFeb 23, 1998
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, ENGINE FOUND RUNNING RICH AND WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED MUFFLER TAILPIPE 50 PERCENT BLOCKED BY FAILED BLAST TUBE. MUFFLER WAS REMOVED,
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · wheel · gougedFeb 23, 1998
WHILE CHANGING TIRE, FOUND AREAS BELOW TIRE BEAD AREAS SEVERELY GOUGED BY SHARP TOOL. WHEEL WAS REPLACED WITH NEW.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · wheel · crackedFeb 23, 1998
WHILE CHANGING TIRE, FOUND WHEEL CRACKED AT BOLT HOLE. HOLE APPEARED TO BE DRILLED OFF-CENTER. ALSO, AREA BELOW TIRE BEAD GOUGED PREVIOUSLY BY SHARP OBJECT USED TO BREAK TIRE LOOSE. WHEEL REPLACED WITH NEW.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.