Single-engine piston

N45077

1978 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28-7911291
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Owner Trustee (LLC)
Based
Michelstadt, DE
Registration record

N45077 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-7911291
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Owner Trustee
Michelstadt, DE
Certificate issued
2025-12-19
Airworthiness date
1979-08-07
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A57589
Mode S (octal)
51272611
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N45077 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-08-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1956-12-04
    N45077 previously assigned to a Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (s/n 4362); cancelled.
Overview

About N45077

N45077 is a 1978 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-7911291. The FAA register lists Qualitair LLC Owner Trustee as the registrant in Michelstadt. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 19, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 740 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 7, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N45077.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N45077.

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.