Single-engine piston

N1838A

1952 Piper PA-22

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1952
Serial
22-529
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gray Shane Charles + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Interlochen, MI
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1952 Piper PA-22
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Registration record

N1838A on the FAA register

Type
1952 Piper PA-22
Serial
22-529
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Gray Shane Charles + 1 co-owner
Interlochen, MI
Certificate issued
2014-09-08
Airworthiness date
1956-07-19
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A14F42
Mode S (octal)
50247502
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N1838A.
  • 1956-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N1838A

N1838A is a 1952 Piper PA-22, serial number 22-529. The FAA register lists Gray Shane Charles + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Interlochen, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 2014 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 19, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1838A.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-22 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1838A.

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.