Single-engine piston

N28959

2019 Piper Pilot

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
2881259
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC (LLC)
Based
Mesa, AZ
Registration record

N28959 on the FAA register

Type
2019 Piper Pilot (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2881259
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2025-10-06
Airworthiness date
2019-12-10
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2F293
Mode S (octal)
50571223
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
522 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N28959.
  • 2019-12-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N28959

N28959 is a 2019 Piper Pilot (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2881259. The FAA register lists Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC as the registrant in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 range of about 522 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated December 10, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N28959. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Range
522 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,608 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,400 ft

Published figures for the Piper Pilot type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-11-28 Accident · Prescott,Az, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3663
Reported aircraft: Grumman AA-5B — a different aircraft that carried the N28959 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.