Single-engine piston

N496DS

1993 Piper Warrior II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
2816105
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Delaware State University (Government)
Based
Dover, DE
Registration record

N496DS on the FAA register

Type
1993 Piper Warrior II (FAA: Piper PA-28-161)
Serial
2816105
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Delaware State University
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2006-11-20
Airworthiness date
1994-01-11
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A626BE
Mode S (octal)
51423276
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
525 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N496DS.
  • 1994-01-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1993
    Manufactured (1993).
Overview

About N496DS

N496DS is a 1993 Piper Warrior II (FAA model PA-28-161), serial number 2816105. The FAA register lists Delaware State University as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2006 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 525 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated January 11, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N496DS.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
525 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,650 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,160 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 N496DS.

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.