Single-engine piston

N2897Q

Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
28-7911232
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Flight LLC (LLC)
Based
Champaign, IL
Registration record

N2897Q on the FAA register

Type
Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-7911232
Engines
1
Registered owner
Dakota Flight LLC
Champaign, IL
Certificate issued
2019-09-13
Airworthiness date
1979-06-11
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2F2C6
Mode S (octal)
50571306
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N2897Q to the current registrant.
  • 1979-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973-06-21
    N2897Q previously assigned to a Cessna 172L Skyhawk (s/n 17259897); cancelled.
Overview

About N2897Q

N2897Q is a Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-7911232. The FAA register lists Dakota Flight LLC as the registrant in Champaign, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2019 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 740 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 11, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2897Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-09-01 Accident · Thayer,Mo, 25 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3921
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172L — a different aircraft that carried the N2897Q 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.