Single-engine piston

N39EC

1968 Piper Cherokee 180

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
28-4985
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Kingwood, TX
Registration record

N39EC on the FAA register

Type
1968 Piper Cherokee 180 (FAA: Piper PA-28-180)
Serial
28-4985
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kingwood, TX
Certificate issued
2021-02-11
Airworthiness date
1968-07-22
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A480D7
Mode S (octal)
51100327
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N39EC to the current registrant.
  • 2012-09-21
    N39EC previously assigned to a Cessna A185F (s/n 18502109); cancelled.
  • 1968-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N39EC

N39EC is a 1968 Piper Cherokee 180 (FAA model PA-28-180), serial number 28-4985. It is registered to co-owners in Kingwood, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 11, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 July 22, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N39EC. 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

1977-05-06 Accident · Venice,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0688
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185 — a different aircraft that carried the N39EC 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.