Single-engine piston

N44AJ

1981 Piper Tomahawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
38-81A0113
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Clarksburg, CA
Registration record

N44AJ on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Tomahawk (FAA: Piper PA-38-112)
Serial
38-81A0113
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Clarksburg, CA
Certificate issued
2025-02-21
Airworthiness date
1981-07-01
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A5484D
Mode S (octal)
51244115
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
384 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N44AJ.
  • 1981-07-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N44AJ

N44AJ is a 1981 Piper Tomahawk (FAA model PA-38-112), serial number 38-81A0113. It is registered to an individual in Clarksburg, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 21, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 384 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated July 1, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N44AJ. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
384 nm
Power / thrust (each)
112
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,460 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,544 ft
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Piper Tomahawk type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-07-10 Accident · Manhay Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA01WA183
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20M — a different aircraft that carried the N44AJ 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.