Single-engine piston

N261FD

1979 Piper Turbo Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28-7921042
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Towanda, PA
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Registration record

N261FD on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Turbo Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-201T)
Serial
28-7921042
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Towanda, PA
Certificate issued
2005-07-14
Airworthiness date
1979-05-19
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A28335
Mode S (octal)
50501465
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
729 nm
Cruise (type)
156 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-07-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N261FD.
  • 1979-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N261FD

N261FD is a 1979 Piper Turbo Dakota (FAA model PA-28-201T), serial number 28-7921042. It is registered to an individual in Towanda, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 14, 2005 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 156 knots and a range of about 729 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 19, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N261FD.

Cruise
156 kt
Range
729 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,402 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,697 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Piper Turbo Dakota 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 N261FD.

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.