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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-28-181
Year
1982
Serial number
28-8290025
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
AB91AA
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
2023 – nowVertex Aviation Services LLCBurlington, WA · current
until 1965Cessna Aircraft CoWichita, KS · different airframe: Cessna 182h S/N 18256544
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
Aug 9, 1991 · Sunriver, OR
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
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 (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.
Electrical power · bolt · separatedJul 24, 1996
DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED A BOLT WITH A SECURE NUT PROTRUDING FORWARD FROM THE BASE OF THE ALTERNATOR. A CLOSER LOOK INDICATED THE HEAD OF THE ALTERNATOR MOUNT BOLT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SHANK ALLOWING THE BOLT TO VIBRATE FORWARD TOWARD THE STARTER FLYWHEEL. REPLACED BOLT WITH…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.