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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-32RT-300T
Year
1978
Serial number
32R-7887158
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
7
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A84915
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
310 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2014 – 2020Pkj Aviation LLCMontgomery, TX
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
Oct 19, 2017 · Port Mansfield, TX
The pilot’s improper landing flare, which led to a hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the nosewheel landing gear due to the overstress failure of the nosewheel landing gear trunnion casting.
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-32RT-300T)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.
Stabilizers · fitting · corrodedJun 28, 1999
UPON REMOVAL OF RUDDER FOR C/W AD 79-26-04 AND PIPER SL 882A, IT WAS NOTED THE LOWER RUDDER ATTACH BOLTS WERE APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT CORRODED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY WATER ENTRAPMENT IN THE LOWER RUDDER ATTACH TUBE. THE TUBE CONTAINED WATER WITH NO DRAINS PROVIDED FOR THE DRAINAGE OF THE WATER ,THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.