Single-engine piston

N281RA

1976 Piper Warrior II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
28-7615352
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bluewater Airmotive Corp (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N281RA on the FAA register

Type
1976 Piper Warrior II (FAA: Piper PA-28-151)
Serial
28-7615352
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Bluewater Airmotive Corp
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2005-04-22
Airworthiness date
1976-06-16
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2D32A
Mode S (octal)
50551452
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
525 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N281RA.
  • 1976-06-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N281RA

N281RA is a 1976 Piper Warrior II (FAA model PA-28-151), serial number 28-7615352. The FAA register lists Bluewater Airmotive Corp as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 2005 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 525 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated June 16, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N281RA.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
525 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,650 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,160 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N281RA.

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.