Single-engine piston

N38983

1977 Piper Lance

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
32R-7780494
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N38983 LLC (LLC)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N38983 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Piper Lance (FAA: Piper PA-32R-300)
Serial
32R-7780494
Engines
1
Registered owner
N38983 LLC
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2023-03-04
Airworthiness date
1977-08-04
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A48045
Mode S (octal)
51100105
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N38983 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1950-07-07
    N38983 previously assigned to a Cessna T-50 (s/n 5641); cancelled.
  • 1945-07-09
    N38983 previously assigned to a Ryan PT-22 (s/n 1656); cancelled.
Overview

About N38983

N38983 is a 1977 Piper Lance (FAA model PA-32R-300), serial number 32R-7780494. The FAA register lists N38983 LLC as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 4, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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 August 4, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38983.

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 N38983.

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.