Single-engine piston

N2478V

1985 Piper Warrior II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
28-8516057
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Pine Grove, PA
Registration record

N2478V on the FAA register

Type
1985 Piper Warrior II (FAA: Piper PA-28-161)
Serial
28-8516057
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pine Grove, PA
Certificate issued
1999-08-11
Airworthiness date
1985-05-30
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A24D84
Mode S (octal)
50446604
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
525 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-08-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N2478V to the current registrant.
  • 1985-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1971-09-29
    N2478V previously assigned to a Cessna 120 (s/n 14666); cancelled.
Overview

About N2478V

N2478V is a 1985 Piper Warrior II (FAA model PA-28-161), serial number 28-8516057. It is registered to co-owners in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 11, 1999 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 525 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated May 30, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2478V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
525 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,650 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,160 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Warrior II type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Warrior II specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-04-04 Accident · Great Falls Mont, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0880
Reported aircraft: Cessna 120 — a different aircraft that carried the N2478V 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.