Single-engine piston

N3700A

1953 Piper Tri-Pacer

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
22-1942
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Call One Inc (Corporation)
Based
Clarinda, IA
Registration record

N3700A on the FAA register

Type
1953 Piper Tri-Pacer (FAA: Piper PA-22-135)
Serial
22-1942
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Call One Inc
Clarinda, IA
Certificate issued
2012-07-12
Airworthiness date
1955-12-28
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A43624
Mode S (octal)
51033044
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
470 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3700A.
  • 1955-12-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N3700A

N3700A is a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer (FAA model PA-22-135), serial number 22-1942. The FAA register lists Call One Inc as the registrant in Clarinda, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 12, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 107 knots and a range of about 470 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated December 28, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3700A.

Cruise
107 kt
Range
470 nm
Power / thrust (each)
135
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,280 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Tri-Pacer type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3700A.

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.