Single-engine piston

N16487

1973 Piper Cherokee 6/300

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
32-7340090
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Piper Cherokee LLC (LLC)
Based
Seal Beach, CA
Registration record

N16487 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Cherokee 6/300 (FAA: Piper PA-32-300)
Serial
32-7340090
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Piper Cherokee LLC
Seal Beach, CA
Certificate issued
2023-08-03
Airworthiness date
1973-02-13
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1041A
Mode S (octal)
50202032
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N16487 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-02-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1938-03-25
    N16487 previously assigned to a Porterfield CP-40 (s/n 253); cancelled.
Overview

About N16487

N16487 is a 1973 Piper Cherokee 6/300 (FAA model PA-32-300), serial number 32-7340090. The FAA register lists Piper Cherokee LLC as the registrant in Seal Beach, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 6 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 February 13, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N16487.

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 N16487.

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.