Single-engine piston

N15304

1972 Piper Cherokee 235

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
28-7310032
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Smeltzer and Sons Inc (Corporation)
Based
Cape May C H, NJ
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Registration record

N15304 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Piper Cherokee 235 (FAA: Piper PA-28-235)
Serial
28-7310032
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Smeltzer and Sons Inc
Cape May C H, NJ
Certificate issued
2004-01-22
Airworthiness date
1972-10-26
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0D7C9
Mode S (octal)
50153711
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N15304 to the current registrant.
  • 1972-10-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1948-04-13
    N15304 previously assigned to a Piper E-2 (s/n 232); cancelled.
Overview

About N15304

N15304 is a 1972 Piper Cherokee 235 (FAA model PA-28-235), serial number 28-7310032. The FAA register lists Smeltzer and Sons Inc as the registrant in Cape May C H, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 26, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N15304.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N15304.

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.