N431251974 Piper PA-28-151
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Alpha 1 Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Helena, AL
- Certificate issued
- Oct 2, 2025
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 22, 1974
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-28-151
- Year
- 1974
- Serial number
- 28-7415430
- 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
- A52991
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-320 Series
- 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- 2025 – nowAlpha 1 Aviation LLCHelena, AL · current
- 1961 – 1965Drew Aviation INCDrew, MS · different airframe: Taylorcraft Bc12-D S/N 6784
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-03 | Placard and Markings | Apr 20, 2018 | Airframe (PA-28-151)Serial numbers per Table 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD |
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-28-151) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-28-151)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; … |
| 99-26-05 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 25, PA-25-235, PA-25-260, PA-28S-160… | Jan 13, 2000 | Airframe (PA-28-151)Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2); PA-28-151/161 only when STC SA2946SO is incorporated. |
| 95-26-13 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series… | Feb 5, 1996 | Airframe (PA-28-151)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.
- Landing gear · bolt · failedDec 21, 2001
JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GREASE BOLT (P/N 79543-02) FAILED AND ALLOWED THE UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS TO SEPARATE. THIS ALLOWED THE STUB AXLE, OLEO TUBE, AND RIGHT WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE BRAKE LINE BROKE ALLOWING EVERYTHING TO FALL FREE. THE ASSEMBLY WAS RECOVERED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · lifter · failedSep 20, 1996
LIFTER FAILED AT NR 4 CYLINDER CAM LOBE. LOBE DAMAGED AND PEENED ON CAMSHAFT. CRANKSHAFT PILOT END, BENT OVER LIMITS. FLANGE ON CRANKSHAFT OUT OF LIMITS ON RUN-OUT. FINDINGS RESULT OF ENGINE, TIME EXPIRED INSPECTION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · valve · brokenFeb 23, 1995
DURING FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND SEVERE VIBRATION FROM ENGINE. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. FOUND NR 4 CYLINDER, PISTON AND SPARK PLUGS SEVERELY DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPAIRED NR 4 CYLINDER AND PISTON. AIRCRAFT OPS CHECKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026