Single-engine piston

N257KA

1979 Piper Tomahawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
38-79A1004
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wikle Thomas A + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Stillwater, OK
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Registration record

N257KA on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Tomahawk (FAA: Piper PA-38-112)
Serial
38-79A1004
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Wikle Thomas A + 1 co-owner
Stillwater, OK
Certificate issued
2025-09-22
Airworthiness date
1979-05-15
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A27261
Mode S (octal)
50471141
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
384 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N257KA.
  • 1979-05-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N257KA

N257KA is a 1979 Piper Tomahawk (FAA model PA-38-112), serial number 38-79A1004. The FAA register lists Wikle Thomas A + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 22, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 384 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated May 15, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257KA.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
384 nm
Power / thrust (each)
112
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,460 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,544 ft
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Piper Tomahawk type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257KA.

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.