Twin piston

N44AE

1978 Piper Seneca II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
347870240
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fort Worth, TX
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Registration record

N44AE on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Seneca II (FAA: Piper PA-34-200T)
Serial
347870240
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2023-11-19
Airworthiness date
1999-01-18
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A54849
Mode S (octal)
51244111
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
177 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N44AE to the current registrant.
  • 1999-01-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1994-08-03
    N44AE previously assigned to a Piper Arrow (s/n 28R30207); cancelled.
  • 1992-08-13
    Accident at Bradford, NY; damage: destroyed.
  • 1990-06-04
    N44AE previously assigned to a Dehavilland DH104 Dove 5A (s/n 04276); cancelled.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N44AE

N44AE is a 1978 Piper Seneca II (FAA model PA-34-200T), serial number 347870240. It is registered to an individual in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 177 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 18, 1999.

N44AE has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
177 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,240 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,110 ft
Fuel burn
29 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-08-13 Accident · Bradford, NY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC92FA161
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R-180
Probable cause: A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE ARTIFICIAL HORIZON IN IMC THAT RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AND HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE ORIENTATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE ARTIFICIAL HORIZON.

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.