Single-engine piston

N494LA

2021 Piper Pilot

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2021
Serial
28020022
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Piper 3 LLC (LLC)
Based
Chestnut Ridge, NY
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Registration record

N494LA on the FAA register

Type
2021 Piper Pilot (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28020022
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Registered owner
Piper 3 LLC
Chestnut Ridge, NY
Certificate issued
2022-01-26
Airworthiness date
2021-06-18
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A61FEF
Mode S (octal)
51417757
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
522 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-01
    Accident at Philadelphia, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 2022-01-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N494LA.
  • 2021-06-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N494LA

N494LA is a 2021 Piper Pilot (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28020022. The FAA register lists Piper 3 LLC as the registrant in Chestnut Ridge, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 26, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B4A engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 522 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 18, 2021.

N494LA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Range
522 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,608 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,400 ft

Published figures for the Piper Pilot type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-04-01 Accident · Philadelphia, PA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA26LA156
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Preliminary report: On April 1, 2026, about 1541 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N494LA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The flight instructor received minor injuries, and the student pilot received serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that the purpose of the flight was to prepare the student pilot for his upcoming check ride. After an uneventful flight, they returned to Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While approaching the traffic pattern for runway 33, air traffic control (ATC) instructed them…
NTSB report ↗

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.