Single-engine piston

N3016D

1978 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28-7911040
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Los Angeles, CA
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Registration record

N3016D on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-7911040
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Los Angeles, CA
Certificate issued
2008-05-27
Airworthiness date
1978-11-13
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A32637
Mode S (octal)
50623067
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

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-05-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N3016D to the current registrant.
  • 1978-11-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1964-12-30
    N3016D previously assigned to a Cessna 310 (s/n 35216); cancelled.
Overview

About N3016D

N3016D is a 1978 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-7911040. It is registered to co-owners in Los Angeles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 27, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine 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 November 13, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3016D. 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

1964-12-10 Accident · Napa Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0955
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310 — a different aircraft that carried the N3016D 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.