Single-engine piston

N38911

1977 Piper Lance

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
32R-7780488
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sams Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Decatur, IL
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Registration record

N38911 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Piper Lance (FAA: Piper PA-32R-300)
Serial
32R-7780488
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Sams Aviation LLC
Decatur, IL
Certificate issued
2021-08-16
Airworthiness date
1977-07-28
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A47F4E
Mode S (octal)
51077516
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N38911 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-07-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1949-01-05
    N38911 previously assigned to a Monocoupe 90AF (s/n A-834); cancelled.
Overview

About N38911

N38911 is a 1977 Piper Lance (FAA model PA-32R-300), serial number 32R-7780488. The FAA register lists Sams Aviation LLC as the registrant in Decatur, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 2021 and expires on August 31, 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 865 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 28, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N38911. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1977-10-14 Accident · Grapeland,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3221
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172G — a different aircraft that carried the N38911 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.