Single-engine piston

N3073G

1978 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28-7911052
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N3073G LLC (LLC)
Based
San Diego, CA
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Registration record

N3073G on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-7911052
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
N3073G LLC
San Diego, CA
Certificate issued
2023-11-04
Airworthiness date
1978-11-18
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A33C1B
Mode S (octal)
50636033
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

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N3073G to the current registrant.
  • 1978-11-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968-03-08
    N3073G previously assigned to a Bell 47J-2A (s/n 3114); cancelled.
Overview

About N3073G

N3073G is a 1978 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-7911052. The FAA register lists N3073G LLC as the registrant in San Diego, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

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 18, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3073G. 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

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-10-06 Accident · Cordova,Alas, 02 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 1050
Reported aircraft: Bell 47J-2A — a different aircraft that carried the N3073G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HAVE BEEN FLOWN OVER WATER.STRUCK MT,AT NITE.

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.