Single-engine piston

N2172U

1979 Piper Dakota 236

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28-7911119
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wandering Wings Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Wayne, IN
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Registration record

N2172U on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Dakota 236 (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-7911119
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Wandering Wings Inc
Fort Wayne, IN
Certificate issued
2000-10-12
Airworthiness date
1979-02-16
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1D634
Mode S (octal)
50353064
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-10-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N2172U.
  • 1979-02-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N2172U

N2172U is a 1979 Piper Dakota 236 (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-7911119. The FAA register lists Wandering Wings Inc as the registrant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 12, 2000 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 740 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 16, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2172U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper Dakota 236 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-09-11 Accident · Northbrook Ill, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0950
Reported aircraft: Brantly B2-B — a different aircraft that carried the N2172U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PTER WAS AT LOW ALT OVER CONJESTED AREA AT TIME.

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.