Twin piston

N38FJ

1989 Piper Seminole

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
4495009
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aty Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Watertown, SD
Registration record

N38FJ on the FAA register

Type
1989 Piper Seminole (FAA: Piper PA-44-180)
Serial
4495009
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Aty Aviation Inc
Watertown, SD
Certificate issued
2022-06-04
Airworthiness date
1989-11-06
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A45977
Mode S (octal)
51054567
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
681 nm
Cruise (type)
157 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N38FJ.
  • 1989-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N38FJ

N38FJ is a 1989 Piper Seminole (FAA model PA-44-180), serial number 4495009. The FAA register lists Aty Aviation Inc as the registrant in Watertown, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O&VO-360 series engines and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 157 knots and a range of about 681 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 6, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38FJ.

Cruise
157 kt
Range
681 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,520 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,238 ft
Fuel burn
22 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38FJ.

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.