Single-engine piston

N3851R

1970 Piper Cherokee 180

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
28-5840
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palmdale, CA
Registration record

N3851R on the FAA register

Type
1970 Piper Cherokee 180 (FAA: Piper PA-28-180)
Serial
28-5840
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palmdale, CA
Certificate issued
2001-05-17
Airworthiness date
1970-06-18
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A47068
Mode S (octal)
51070150
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-05-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N3851R to the current registrant.
  • 1970-06-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1968-05-03
    N3851R previously assigned to a Cessna 172H Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17255351); cancelled.
Overview

About N3851R

N3851R is a 1970 Piper Cherokee 180 (FAA model PA-28-180), serial number 28-5840. It is registered to an individual in Palmdale, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 17, 2001 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated June 18, 1970.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3851R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cherokee 180 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Cherokee 180 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-03-27 Accident · Troy,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0630
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172H — a different aircraft that carried the N3851R 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.