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N577511976 Piper PA-36-285

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jun 1983)1 AD may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2033
Based in
Panhandle, TX
owner city / state
Engine
6-285-A · 285 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2026
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1983
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Registered owner
Wood Flying INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Panhandle, TX
Certificate issued
Jan 4, 2026
Expires
Jan 31, 2033
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date
Feb 4, 1976

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-36-285
Year
1976
Serial number
36-7660058
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A76B8B

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor 6-285-A
Type
Reciprocating
Power
285 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2026 – nowWood Flying INCPanhandle, TX · 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 · destroyed

Jun 4, 1983 · Anson, TX

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, WHILE IN FLT, THE ENG WAS RUNNING SMOOTH, BUT SEEMED TO LACK POWER. HE CHECKED THE INSTRUMENTS & NOTED THAT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE & ENG RPM WERE NORMAL. THEN WHILE AT APRX 60 FT AGL, ALL POWER WAS LOST. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED ON ROLLING TERRAIN. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT WAS NEAR ITS MAX WT LIMIT & THAT THE PLT DID NOT JETTISON HIS LOAD. A TEARDOWN OF…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Serious
Report
FTW83LA266

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW83LA266)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2021-11-16WingsJul 15, 2021Airframe (PA-36-285)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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