Single-engine piston

N3066G

1978 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
28-7990197
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Astro Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Cross Plains, TN
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Registration record

N3066G on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7990197
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Astro Aviation LLC
Cross Plains, TN
Certificate issued
2023-06-08
Airworthiness date
1978-11-22
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A338CD
Mode S (octal)
50634315
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

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N3066G to the current registrant.
  • 2001-06-09
    Accident at Bennettsville, SC; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-11-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1973-06-26
    N3066G previously assigned to a American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB / Citabria 7KCAB (s/n 77); cancelled.
  • 1966-08-05
    N3066G previously assigned to a Bell 47G-4 (s/n 3149); cancelled.
Overview

About N3066G

N3066G is a 1978 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7990197. The FAA register lists Astro Aviation LLC as the registrant in Cross Plains, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 8, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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 November 22, 1978.

N3066G has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-06-09 Accident · Bennettsville, SC Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA01LA156
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Probable cause: The pilot failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway resulting in the airplane landing long, over running the runway, colliding with a telephone pole separating the right wing, and coming to rest in the parking lot of a restaurant.
1973-02-03 Accident · Waxahachie,Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0128
Reported aircraft: Champion 7KCAB — a different aircraft that carried the N3066G 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.