Single-engine piston

N246CB

2017 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
2881002
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
California Baptist University (Corporation)
Based
Riverside, CA
Registration record

N246CB on the FAA register

Type
2017 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2881002
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Registered owner
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
Certificate issued
2018-02-08
Airworthiness date
2017-12-22
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2467D
Mode S (octal)
50443175
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
443 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N246CB to the current registrant.
  • 2017-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2001-02-21
    N246CB previously assigned to a Beechcraft C23 Sundowner / Sundowner C23 / Sundowner C-23 (s/n M-1453); cancelled.
Overview

About N246CB

N246CB is a 2017 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2881002. The FAA register lists California Baptist University as the registrant in Riverside, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B4A engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 443 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated December 22, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N246CB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
443 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
920 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-09-17 Accident · Wichita,Ks, 16 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2922
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N246CB registration before this airframe.

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.