Single-engine piston

N3010W

1995 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
28-43016
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sunwest Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Santa Ynez, CA
Registration record

N3010W on the FAA register

Type
1995 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-43016
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Sunwest Aviation Inc
Santa Ynez, CA
Certificate issued
2014-10-29
Airworthiness date
2002-04-11
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A32576
Mode S (octal)
50622566
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
443 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N3010W to the current registrant.
  • 2002-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1998-03-23
    N3010W previously assigned to a Beechcraft 58 Baron (s/n TH363); cancelled.
  • 1995
    Manufactured (1995).
Overview

About N3010W

N3010W is a 1995 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-43016. The FAA register lists Sunwest Aviation Inc as the registrant in Santa Ynez, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 443 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated April 11, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3010W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
443 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
920 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-01-21 Accident · Atkins, AR Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW96FA100
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58 — a different aircraft that carried the N3010W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Continued flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude above mountainous/hilly terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: low ceiling, fog, and high terrain in the area of the accident.

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.