Single-engine piston

N249WF

1976 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
28-7690114
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC (LLC)
Based
Gaithersburg, MD
Registration record

N249WF on the FAA register

Type
1976 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7690114
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC
Gaithersburg, MD
Certificate issued
2023-02-21
Airworthiness date
2023-07-05
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A25368
Mode S (octal)
50451550
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).
  • 2026-06-21
    Accident at Bowie, MD; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-07-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2023-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N249WF.
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N249WF

N249WF is a 1976 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7690114. The FAA register lists Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC as the registrant in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 21, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series 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, utility), dated July 5, 2023.

N249WF has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2026-06-21 Accident · Bowie, MD Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA26FA243
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Preliminary report: On June 20, 2026, about 2328 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N249WF, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bowie, Maryland. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data, the airplane departed Montgomery County Airpark (GAI), Gaithersburg, Maryland, about 1630 and flew to Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N), Ocean City, New Jersey, where it landed about 1741. The airplane later departed 26N about 2128 and conducted three touch-and-go landings before landing again about 2144.…
NTSB report ↗

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.