Single-engine piston

N3559Q

1979 Piper T Saratoga SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
32R-8029022
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Independence Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Advance, NC
Registration record

N3559Q on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper T Saratoga SP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301T)
Serial
32R-8029022
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Independence Air LLC
Advance, NC
Certificate issued
2016-05-18
Airworthiness date
1979-12-19
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3FB02
Mode S (octal)
50775402
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
784 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N3559Q to the current registrant.
  • 1979-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973-10-01
    N3559Q previously assigned to a Cessna A188 (s/n 188-0509); cancelled.
Overview

About N3559Q

N3559Q is a 1979 Piper T Saratoga SP (FAA model PA-32R-301T), serial number 32R-8029022. The FAA register lists Independence Air LLC as the registrant in Advance, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 18, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 784 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 19, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3559Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
784 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,360 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,710 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-07-15 Accident · Millersburg,Ohio, 35 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2915
Reported aircraft: Cessna 188A — a different aircraft that carried the N3559Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SPRAYING WERE ABV PWR LINES.

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.