Single-engine piston

N28421

2013 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
2843730
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC (LLC)
Based
Mesa, AZ
Registration record

N28421 on the FAA register

Type
2013 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2843730
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2025-10-06
Airworthiness date
2013-08-20
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2DF8F
Mode S (octal)
50557617
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
443 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N28421 to the current registrant.
  • 2013-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1991-03-25
    N28421 previously assigned to a Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B (s/n AA5B0604); cancelled.
Overview

About N28421

N28421 is a 2013 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2843730. The FAA register lists Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC as the registrant in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 118 knots and a range of about 443 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated August 20, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N28421. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
443 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
920 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Piper Archer III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Archer III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-06-27 Accident · Monte Vista, CO Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · DEN90LA145
Reported aircraft: Grumman AA5B — a different aircraft that carried the N28421 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE ROTATION AND LIFTOFF.

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.