Single-engine piston

N40SA

Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
32-111
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Semper Fi Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Brooksville, FL
Registration record

N40SA on the FAA register

Type
Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260
Serial
32-111
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Semper Fi Aviation LLC
Brooksville, FL
Certificate issued
2024-01-27
Airworthiness date
1965-09-28
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4ABD9
Mode S (octal)
51125731
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
905 nm
Cruise (type)
135 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N40SA.
  • 1965-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N40SA

N40SA is a Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260, serial number 32-111. The FAA register lists Semper Fi Aviation LLC as the registrant in Brooksville, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 135 knots and a range of about 905 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 28, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40SA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
135 kt
Range
905 nm
Landing over 50 ft
630 ft
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-03-04 Accident · Gainesville, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA92LA091
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150K — a different aircraft that carried the N40SA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE IMPROPER IN FLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO LAND WITH AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT AND AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ON GROUND LOSS OF CONTROL (PORPOISE OF THE AIRPLANE), COLLISION WITH TERRAIN AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER OF THE AIRPLANE.

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.