Single-engine piston

N38430

Piper Lance

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
32R-7780426
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vp Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bloomington, IN
Registration record

N38430 on the FAA register

Type
Piper Lance (FAA: Piper PA-32R-300)
Serial
32R-7780426
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Vp Aviation Inc
Bloomington, IN
Certificate issued
2019-08-07
Airworthiness date
1977-06-17
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A46D00
Mode S (octal)
51066400
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
865 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N38430.
  • 1977-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N38430

N38430 is a Piper Lance (FAA model PA-32R-300), serial number 32R-7780426. The FAA register lists Vp Aviation Inc as the registrant in Bloomington, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 865 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 17, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38430.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
865 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38430.

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.