Single-engine piston

N21985

1978 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
28-7990066
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N21985 LLC (LLC)
Based
Deltona, FL
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Registration record

N21985 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7990066
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
N21985 LLC
Deltona, FL
Certificate issued
2006-06-05
Airworthiness date
1978-09-11
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A1DE7F
Mode S (octal)
50357177
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-06-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N21985 to the current registrant.
  • 1988-09-24
    Accident at Orleans, IN; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-09-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1974-07-19
    N21985 previously assigned to a Cessna 150L (s/n 15074590); cancelled.
  • 1948-06-03
    N21985 previously assigned to a Porterfield CP-50 (s/n 568); cancelled.
Overview

About N21985

N21985 is a 1978 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7990066. The FAA register lists N21985 LLC as the registrant in Deltona, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 5, 2006 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 11, 1978.

N21985 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1988-09-24 Accident · Orleans, IN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI88LA247
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE UTILITY POLE AND TRANSMISSION WIRE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE WERE THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE, TASK OVERLOAD, AND ANXIETY, STEMMING FROM A PARTIAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, WHICH LED TO DISORIENTATION AND THE ATTEMPTED LANDING AT THE WRONG AIRPORT.
1973-07-11 Accident · Benton,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1643
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L — a different aircraft that carried the N21985 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SURFACE.

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.