Single-engine piston

N2855J

1979 Piper Turbo Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28-7921069
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Purcellville, VA
Registration record

N2855J on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Turbo Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-201T)
Serial
28-7921069
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Purcellville, VA
Certificate issued
1998-12-08
Airworthiness date
1979-05-18
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2E39E
Mode S (octal)
50561636
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

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N2855J to the current registrant.
  • 1979-05-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973-10-01
    N2855J previously assigned to a Kaman H-43A (s/n 581839); cancelled.
Overview

About N2855J

N2855J is a 1979 Piper Turbo Dakota (FAA model PA-28-201T), serial number 28-7921069. It is registered to an individual in Purcellville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 1998 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-360 series 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 18, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2855J. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1973-07-16 Accident · Sultan,Wash, 47 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 3230
Reported aircraft: Kaman H-43A — a different aircraft that carried the N2855J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TTISON LOAD,PLT DISTRACTED.FIREMAN HIT BY HOR STAB
1969-09-05 Accident · Wolf Creek,Oreg, 37 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4193
Reported aircraft: Kaman Acft K-600 — a different aircraft that carried the N2855J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SED LATERAL IMBALANCE.M/R BLADES HIT GRND.

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.