Single-engine piston

N132BC

2003 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
2843583
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Universidad Interamericana De Puerto Rico + 1 co-owner (Corporation)
Based
Bayamon, PR
Registration record

N132BC on the FAA register

Type
2003 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2843583
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Universidad Interamericana De Puerto Rico + 1 co-owner
Bayamon, PR RQ
Certificate issued
2003-12-04
Airworthiness date
2003-11-20
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A082BB
Mode S (octal)
50101273
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
443 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-12-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N132BC to the current registrant.
  • 2003-11-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2000-08-05
    N132BC previously assigned to a Homebuilt Challenger II (s/n CH201971547); cancelled.
  • 1992-04-29
    N132BC previously assigned to a Cessna 320D (s/n 320D0130); cancelled.
  • 1962-03-16
    N132BC previously assigned to a Cessna 185 (s/n 185-0176); cancelled.
Overview

About N132BC

N132BC is a 2003 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2843583. The FAA register lists Universidad Interamericana De Puerto Rico + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 4, 2003 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 443 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated November 20, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N132BC. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
443 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
920 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-01-17 Accident · Evergreen, AL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL98LA031
Reported aircraft: Christopher Coats Challenger II — a different aircraft that carried the N132BC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The undetermined failure of the propeller bolts that resulted in the inflight separation of the propeller assembly. A factor was the overpass bridge.
1989-05-01 Accident · Wixom, MI Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · CHI89LA082
Reported aircraft: Cessna 320D — a different aircraft that carried the N132BC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT'S INATTENTION TO THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING PREFLIGHT AND INADEQUATE FUEL SYSTEM MONITORING THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT.
1966-07-02 Accident · Fernandina Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2081
Reported aircraft: Cessna 320D — a different aircraft that carried the N132BC registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.