Single-engine piston

N228AM

1979 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28-7990544
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
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Registration record

N228AM on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7990544
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2023-02-14
Airworthiness date
2013-07-11
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1FEC5
Mode S (octal)
50377305
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N228AM to the current registrant.
  • 2013-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2010-04-01
    N228AM previously assigned to a Cessna Citation Bravo / Citation II (s/n 5500393); cancelled.
  • 2006-06-27
    N228AM previously assigned to a Swearingen SA226TC (s/n TC300); cancelled.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N228AM

N228AM is a 1979 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7990544. The FAA register lists Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A4M 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), dated July 11, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N228AM.

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 N228AM.

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.