Single-engine piston

N450JD

1978 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28-7911017
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540-J3A5D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jd Dakota Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Stuart, FL
Registration record

N450JD on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-7911017
Engines
Lycoming O-540-J3A5D
Registered owner
Jd Dakota Leasing LLC
Stuart, FL
Certificate issued
2015-03-11
Airworthiness date
2015-03-13
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A572E8
Mode S (octal)
51271350
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

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2015-03-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N450JD.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N450JD

N450JD is a 1978 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-7911017. The FAA register lists Jd Dakota Leasing LLC as the registrant in Stuart, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 11, 2015 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540-J3A5D 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 March 13, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N450JD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Piper Dakota type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Dakota specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-09-11 Accident · Bear,Del, 08 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0701
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 1121 — a different aircraft that carried the N450JD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: COPILOT-INADVERTENTLY MOVD PWR LVRS TO CUTOFF.

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.