Single-engine piston

N2870A

1979 Piper Turbo Arrow IV

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28R-7931232
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Miami, FL
Registration record

N2870A on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Turbo Arrow IV (FAA: Piper PA-28RT-201T)
Serial
28R-7931232
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Miami, FL
Certificate issued
2024-11-25
Airworthiness date
1979-06-02
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2EA55
Mode S (octal)
50565125
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
695 nm
Cruise (type)
172 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N2870A to the current registrant.
  • 1979-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-04-19
    N2870A previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 30070); cancelled.
Overview

About N2870A

N2870A is a 1979 Piper Turbo Arrow IV (FAA model PA-28RT-201T), serial number 28R-7931232. It is registered to an individual in Miami, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 25, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

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 172 knots and a range of about 695 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 2, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2870A. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
172 kt
Range
695 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,620 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,555 ft
Fuel burn
13 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-09-08 Accident · Talkeetna,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3392
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N2870A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SELECTOR TO OFF PSN.LNDD IN DRY RVR BED.
1969-06-22 Accident · Anchorage,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3060
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N2870A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: EMERG USE ONLY.
1967-04-26 Accident · Opa Locka,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1261
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N2870A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OTS.

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.