Single-engine piston

N22370

1978 Piper Turbo Lance II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
32R-7887259
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Top Flight Sales Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N22370 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Turbo Lance II (FAA: Piper PA-32RT-300T)
Serial
32R-7887259
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Top Flight Sales Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
1999-06-19
Airworthiness date
1978-09-22
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1EF8C
Mode S (octal)
50367614
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
648 nm
Cruise (type)
175 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N22370 to the current registrant.
  • 1986-04-07
    Accident at Fort Deposit, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-09-21
    N22370 previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15068241); cancelled.
  • 1951-05-03
    N22370 previously assigned to a Aeronca 65-LA (s/n L-3699); cancelled.
Overview

About N22370

N22370 is a 1978 Piper Turbo Lance II (FAA model PA-32RT-300T), serial number 32R-7887259. The FAA register lists Top Flight Sales Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 1999 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 175 knots and a range of about 648 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 22, 1978.

N22370 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
175 kt
Range
648 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,875 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,760 ft
Fuel burn
19 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-04-07 Accident · Fort Deposit, AL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL86LA107
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R-300T
1968-12-02 Accident · Madison,Miss, 24 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4296
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150H — a different aircraft that carried the N22370 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: VERY BY FLT INSTRUCTOR.

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.