Single-engine piston

N481A

2013 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
2843747
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Archer Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N481A on the FAA register

Type
2013 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2843747
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Archer Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2014-01-22
Airworthiness date
2013-12-09
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A5EC50
Mode S (octal)
51366120
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).
  • 2014-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N481A to the current registrant.
  • 2013-12-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2005-01-12
    N481A previously assigned to a Nord 262-A (s/n 25); cancelled.
Overview

About N481A

N481A is a 2013 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2843747. The FAA register lists Archer Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 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 December 9, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N481A. 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

1980-09-16 Incident · Philadelphia,Pa, 38 Damage: Minor NTSB · 5 0048
Reported aircraft: Nord 262 — a different aircraft that carried the N481A registration before this airframe.
1965-09-23 Accident · Nashville Tenn, 42 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2621
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-B55 — a different aircraft that carried the N481A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TAKEOFF ROLL.

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.