Single-engine piston

N38578

1977 Piper Cherokee 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
28-7725256
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
H & H Contracting and Lease Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Midlothian, IL
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Registration record

N38578 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA: Piper PA-28-140)
Serial
28-7725256
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
H & H Contracting and Lease Services Inc
Midlothian, IL
Certificate issued
1999-04-15
Airworthiness date
1977-07-22
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A4714B
Mode S (octal)
51070513
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-04-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N38578.
  • 1977-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N38578

N38578 is a 1977 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA model PA-28-140), serial number 28-7725256. The FAA register lists H & H Contracting and Lease Services Inc as the registrant in Midlothian, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 15, 1999 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 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 July 22, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38578.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38578.

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.