Single-engine piston

N3040Q

1979 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28-7990300
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
West Chester, PA
Registration record

N3040Q on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7990300
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
West Chester, PA
Certificate issued
2018-08-25
Airworthiness date
1979-01-27
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A33095
Mode S (octal)
50630225
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N3040Q to the current registrant.
  • 1979-01-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1974-07-11
    N3040Q previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182K Skylane (s/n 18258040); cancelled.
Overview

About N3040Q

N3040Q is a 1979 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7990300. It is registered to an individual in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 25, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated January 27, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3040Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Piper Archer II type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Archer II specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-11-26 Accident · Lake Katrine,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3327
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182K — a different aircraft that carried the N3040Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SN.ACFT OBSVD L WING DWN,ABT 1/2 TURN SPIN L.

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.