Single-engine piston

N1972K

1977 Piper Lance

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
32R-7780030
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO 540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bachtac Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Clarksville, TX
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Registration record

N1972K on the FAA register

Type
1977 Piper Lance (FAA: Piper PA-32R-300)
Serial
32R-7780030
Engines
Lycoming IO 540 series
Registered owner
Bachtac Aviation LLC
Clarksville, TX
Certificate issued
2025-01-02
Airworthiness date
2020-02-26
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A184D4
Mode S (octal)
50302324
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

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N1972K to the current registrant.
  • 2020-02-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
  • 1949-07-15
    N1972K previously assigned to a Luscombe 8E (s/n 4699); cancelled.
Overview

About N1972K

N1972K is a 1977 Piper Lance (FAA model PA-32R-300), serial number 32R-7780030. The FAA register lists Bachtac Aviation LLC as the registrant in Clarksville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 2, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO 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 February 26, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1972K.

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 N1972K.

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.