Single-engine piston

N17123

1976 Piper Lance

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
32R-7680327
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sunbury, PA
Registration record

N17123 on the FAA register

Type
1976 Piper Lance (FAA: Piper PA-32R-300)
Serial
32R-7680327
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sunbury, PA
Certificate issued
2009-04-14
Airworthiness date
1976-06-07
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A11F9E
Mode S (octal)
50217636
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
865 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N17123 to the current registrant.
  • 1981-07-13
    Accident at Asheville,Nc, 33; damage: substantial.
  • 1976-06-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-04-22
    N17123 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Scorpion One (s/n FE-03); cancelled.
Overview

About N17123

N17123 is a 1976 Piper Lance (FAA model PA-32R-300), serial number 32R-7680327. It is registered to an individual in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2009 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 865 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 7, 1976.

N17123 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
865 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-07-13 Accident · Asheville,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1702
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R
Probable cause: LED,IP TOOK CTS.NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DRG LNDG.
1973-10-25 Accident · Exeter,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3146
Reported aircraft: Scorpion 1 — a different aircraft that carried the N17123 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: R BLADE V BELTS & CAUSED SLIPPAGE.NO SAFETY METHOD

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.