Single-engine piston

N2885G

1979 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
28-8090001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wisconsin Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Watertown, WI
Registration record

N2885G on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8090001
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Wisconsin Aviation Inc
Watertown, WI
Certificate issued
2023-10-13
Airworthiness date
1979-07-10
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2EEC1
Mode S (octal)
50567301
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

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N2885G to the current registrant.
  • 1988-11-22
    Accident at Palmyra, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-07-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1973-12-18
    N2885G previously assigned to a North American AT-6G (s/n 49-2965); cancelled.
Overview

About N2885G

N2885G is a 1979 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8090001. The FAA register lists Wisconsin Aviation Inc as the registrant in Watertown, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 13, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series 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 July 10, 1979.

N2885G has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-11-22 Accident · Palmyra, NY Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC89LA035
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Probable cause: OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A CANAL FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS CAUSED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO MISCALCULATED FUEL BURN BY THE PILOT.
1973-11-05 Accident · Paris,Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3022
Reported aircraft: N.American AT-6G — a different aircraft that carried the N2885G registration before this airframe.

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.