Single-engine piston

N297MA

1997 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
3246062
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flaps 30 Gear Down LLC (LLC)
Based
Laguna Niguel, CA
Registration record

N297MA on the FAA register

Type
1997 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
3246062
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Flaps 30 Gear Down LLC
Laguna Niguel, CA
Certificate issued
2023-10-31
Airworthiness date
1997-01-21
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3108F
Mode S (octal)
50610217
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
159 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N297MA.
  • 1997-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N297MA

N297MA is a 1997 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 3246062. The FAA register lists Flaps 30 Gear Down LLC as the registrant in Laguna Niguel, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 159 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 21, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N297MA.

Cruise
159 kt
Range
550 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,196 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,667 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N297MA.

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.