Single-engine piston

N2477S

2012 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
2843700
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Averett University (Corporation)
Based
Danville, VA
Registration record

N2477S on the FAA register

Type
2012 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2843700
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Averett University
Danville, VA
Certificate issued
2019-08-07
Airworthiness date
2012-08-09
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A24D5E
Mode S (octal)
50446536
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

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N2477S to the current registrant.
  • 2012-08-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2005-12-30
    N2477S previously assigned to a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 172S10092); cancelled.
  • 1976-07-27
    N2477S previously assigned to a Cessna Turbo 337C (s/n 337-0777); cancelled.
Overview

About N2477S

N2477S is a 2012 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2843700. The FAA register lists Averett University as the registrant in Danville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 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 August 9, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2477S. 2 earlier records involve 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

1976-04-16 Accident · Williamstown,Wv, 48 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0883
Reported aircraft: Cessna T337C — a different aircraft that carried the N2477S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: COMMENCE TKOF WITH REAR ENG TO INSURE ENG RUNNING
1972-09-19 Accident · Lawton,Okla, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3589
Reported aircraft: Cessna 337 — a different aircraft that carried the N2477S 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.