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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Year
1970
Serial number
28-5696
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
A3D9B7
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
2021 – nowCook Chayil LLCGranger, IN · current
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
Apr 12, 2010 · Three Rivers, MI
The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing due to the failure of the left main landing gear torque link as a result of fatigue.
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-28-180)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.
Landing gear · torque link · brokenJun 8, 2010
LT MLG TORQUE LINK BROKE ABOUT 1" BELOW UPPER MOUNT AFTER LANDING. TORQUE LINK WAS SENT TO NTSB FOR TESTING WITH THE FOLLOWING REPORT. THE FATIGUE ORIGIN AREAS CONTAINED NO EVIDENCE OF GOUGE DAMAGE OR CORROSION DAMAGE. ON ONE SIDE OF THE LINK THE FATIGUE CRACK EXTENDED APPROX THROUGH 40 PERCENT OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.