Single-engine piston

N471A

2013 Piper Archer III

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2013
Serial
2843743
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Archer Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N471A on the FAA register

Type
2013 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2843743
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Archer Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2014-01-16
Airworthiness date
2013-11-22
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A5C4D1
Mode S (octal)
51342321
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
443 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-06
    Accident at Clearwater, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2014-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N471A to the current registrant.
  • 2013-11-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2002-05-01
    N471A previously assigned to a Cessna 402C Business Liner (s/n 402C0202); cancelled.
Overview

About N471A

N471A is a 2013 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2843743. The FAA register lists Archer Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2014 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A4M engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 443 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated November 22, 2013.

N471A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
443 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
920 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-07-06 Accident · Clearwater, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA24LA295
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird while flying in the airport traffic pattern.
NTSB report ↗
1977-04-12 Accident · Bridgeport,Ct, 07 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1279
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 500B — a different aircraft that carried the N471A registration before this airframe.
1976-04-22 Accident · Morristown,Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1992
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 500B — a different aircraft that carried the N471A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: KE ACFT RCVD PRIORITY,LNDD OK.ABT 6FT L WING DMGD.

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.