Single-engine piston

N2885D

1979 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
28-7990520
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lehigh Valley Flying Club Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lehigh Valley, PA
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Registration record

N2885D on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7990520
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Lehigh Valley Flying Club Inc
Lehigh Valley, PA
Certificate issued
2017-04-03
Airworthiness date
2008-04-21
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2EEBE
Mode S (octal)
50567276
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N2885D to the current registrant.
  • 2008-04-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2003-11-16
    Accident at Westerly, RI; damage: minor.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1974-04-25
    N2885D previously assigned to a Consolidated L5E1 (s/n 44-17531); cancelled.
Overview

About N2885D

N2885D is a 1979 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7990520. The FAA register lists Lehigh Valley Flying Club Inc as the registrant in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 21, 2008.

N2885D has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-11-16 Accident · Westerly, RI Damage: Minor Fatal injury NTSB · NYC04FA033B
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Probable cause: The Piper pilot's improper decision to continue a landing on an occupied runway, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the departing Cessna. Factors related to the accident were the departing Cessna pilot's inattentive radio communications, and the obscured visibility of the traffic pattern from the air and ground by trees located at the departure end of the runway.

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.