Single-engine piston

N285BG

2016 Piper Warrior II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
2842420
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D3G
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bowling Green Flight Center LLC (LLC)
Based
Bowling Green, OH
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Registration record

N285BG on the FAA register

Type
2016 Piper Warrior II (FAA: Piper PA-28-161)
Serial
2842420
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D3G
Registered owner
Bowling Green Flight Center LLC
Bowling Green, OH
Certificate issued
2016-07-27
Airworthiness date
2016-02-22
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2E0AE
Mode S (octal)
50560256
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

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-07-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N285BG to the current registrant.
  • 2016-02-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1999-06-17
    N285BG previously assigned to a Cessna 185D (s/n 185-0798); cancelled.
Overview

About N285BG

N285BG is a 2016 Piper Warrior II (FAA model PA-28-161), serial number 2842420. The FAA register lists Bowling Green Flight Center LLC as the registrant in Bowling Green, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 27, 2016 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-D3G 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 February 22, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N285BG. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-04-11 Accident · Wetumpka, AL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA97LA137
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185D — a different aircraft that carried the N285BG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: loss of engine power during a go-around for undetermined reason(s).

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.