Single-engine piston

N21857

1978 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28-7990062
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Top Air (Corporation)
Based
Salt Lake City, UT
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Registration record

N21857 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7990062
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Top Air
Salt Lake City, UT
Certificate issued
1996-09-11
Airworthiness date
1978-09-05
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A1DA61
Mode S (octal)
50355141
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N21857 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-09-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1973-10-03
    N21857 previously assigned to a Cessna A188B (s/n 18801079T); cancelled.
Overview

About N21857

N21857 is a 1978 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7990062. The FAA register lists Top Air as the registrant in Salt Lake City, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 1996 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated September 5, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N21857.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N21857.

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.