Single-engine piston

N317BF

1979 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28-7990428
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Boldflight LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood, IN
Registration record

N317BF on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7990428
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Boldflight LLC
Greenwood, IN
Certificate issued
2026-01-26
Airworthiness date
1979-04-06
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A360F1
Mode S (octal)
50660361
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

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N317BF.
  • 1979-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N317BF

N317BF is a 1979 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7990428. The FAA register lists Boldflight LLC as the registrant in Greenwood, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 26, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A4M 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 April 6, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N317BF.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N317BF.

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.