Single-engine piston

N35718

1979 Piper Saratoga SP

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
32R-8013032
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Grand Rapids, MI
Registration record

N35718 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
32R-8013032
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grand Rapids, MI
Certificate issued
2001-09-24
Airworthiness date
1980-09-25
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4016A
Mode S (octal)
51000552
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-12
    Accident at Sparta, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 2001-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N35718 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1972-01-17
    N35718 previously assigned to a Cessna 172/180 Conversion / 172I Skyhawk / 172L Skyhawk (s/n 17256931); cancelled.
Overview

About N35718

N35718 is a 1979 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 32R-8013032. It is registered to co-owners in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2001 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 September 25, 1980.

N35718 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
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

2021-01-12 Accident · Sparta, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN21LA112
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R-301
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain the proper glideslope during final approach, which resulted in contact with a snowbank at the approach end of the runway.
1969-11-06 Accident · Memphis,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4350
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172I — a different aircraft that carried the N35718 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.