Single-engine piston

N3559U

1979 Piper Saratoga SP

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
32R-8013018
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bullard, TX
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Registration record

N3559U on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
32R-8013018
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bullard, TX
Certificate issued
2024-04-26
Airworthiness date
1979-12-18
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3FB06
Mode S (octal)
50775406
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

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N3559U to the current registrant.
  • 1999-02-21
    Accident at Dulles, VA.
  • 1979-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1963-08-20
    N3559U previously assigned to a Cessna 182F Skylane / 182 Skylane (s/n 18254959); cancelled.
Overview

About N3559U

N3559U is a 1979 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 32R-8013018. It is registered to an individual in Bullard, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-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 18, 1979.

N3559U has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-02-21 Accident · Dulles, VA Fatal injury NTSB · NYC99LA063
Reported aircraft: Piper PA 32R-301
Probable cause: The FBO employee's diverted attention, resulting in an inadvertent encounter with a rotating propeller.

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.