Single-engine piston

N489CY

1973 Piper Cherokee 235

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
28-7310121
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
W Morrison Consulting Group Inc (Corporation)
Based
Aliso Viejo, CA
Registration record

N489CY on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Cherokee 235 (FAA: Piper PA-28-235)
Serial
28-7310121
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
W Morrison Consulting Group Inc
Aliso Viejo, CA
Certificate issued
2014-02-03
Airworthiness date
1973-03-20
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A60A51
Mode S (octal)
51405121
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N489CY.
  • 1973-03-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N489CY

N489CY is a 1973 Piper Cherokee 235 (FAA model PA-28-235), serial number 28-7310121. The FAA register lists W Morrison Consulting Group Inc as the registrant in Aliso Viejo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 20, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N489CY.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N489CY.

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.