Single-engine piston

N188SP

1977 Piper Lance

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
32R-7780309
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thornado Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Indialantic, FL
Registration record

N188SP on the FAA register

Type
1977 Piper Lance (FAA: Piper PA-32R-300)
Serial
32R-7780309
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Thornado Aviation LLC
Indialantic, FL
Certificate issued
2014-10-28
Airworthiness date
1977-04-11
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A16002
Mode S (octal)
50260002
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N188SP.
  • 1977-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N188SP

N188SP is a 1977 Piper Lance (FAA model PA-32R-300), serial number 32R-7780309. The FAA register lists Thornado Aviation LLC as the registrant in Indialantic, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 April 11, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N188SP.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N188SP.

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.