Single-engine piston

N2224W

1979 Piper Dakota 236

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28-7911134
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tailwinds Flying Club (Corporation)
Based
Lake Elmo, MN
Registration record

N2224W on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Dakota 236 (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-7911134
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Tailwinds Flying Club
Lake Elmo, MN
Certificate issued
2020-09-23
Airworthiness date
1979-03-02
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1EB68
Mode S (octal)
50365550
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

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N2224W.
  • 1979-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N2224W

N2224W is a 1979 Piper Dakota 236 (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-7911134. The FAA register lists Tailwinds Flying Club as the registrant in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 March 2, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2224W. 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

1972-04-07 Accident · New York,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0916
Reported aircraft: Bell 206A — a different aircraft that carried the N2224W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: -8-3 AMDT 39-1330 NCW.ICE FOUND ON ACFT AFT ACDNT.

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.