Single-engine piston

N280AS

1977 Piper Lance

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
32R7780155
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bravo Aviation Club LLC (LLC)
Based
Cary, NC
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Registration record

N280AS on the FAA register

Type
1977 Piper Lance (FAA: Piper PA-32R-300)
Serial
32R7780155
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Bravo Aviation Club LLC
Cary, NC
Certificate issued
2013-11-12
Airworthiness date
1996-08-12
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2CE0C
Mode S (octal)
50547014
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
865 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-11-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N280AS to the current registrant.
  • 2009-09-02
    N280AS previously assigned to a Embraer EMB-120ER (s/n 120.231); cancelled.
  • 1996-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N280AS

N280AS is a 1977 Piper Lance (FAA model PA-32R-300), serial number 32R7780155. The FAA register lists Bravo Aviation Club LLC as the registrant in Cary, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 12, 2013 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 865 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 12, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N280AS.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
865 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N280AS.

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.