Single-engine piston

N251WF

1979 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
287990548
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC (LLC)
Based
Gaithersburg, MD
Registration record

N251WF on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
287990548
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC
Gaithersburg, MD
Certificate issued
2023-02-21
Airworthiness date
2023-03-24
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A25D2F
Mode S (octal)
50456457
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).
  • 2023-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2023-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N251WF.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N251WF

N251WF is a 1979 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 287990548. 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-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, utility), dated March 24, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N251WF.

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 N251WF.

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.