Single-engine piston

N500AF

2020 Piper Pilot

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
28020001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Air Academy Inc (Corporation)
Based
Merritt Island, FL
Registration record

N500AF on the FAA register

Type
2020 Piper Pilot (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28020001
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Registered owner
American Air Academy Inc
Merritt Island, FL
Certificate issued
2025-12-11
Airworthiness date
2020-12-01
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A639F6
Mode S (octal)
51434766
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
522 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N500AF.
  • 2020-12-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N500AF

N500AF is a 2020 Piper Pilot (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28020001. The FAA register lists American Air Academy Inc as the registrant in Merritt Island, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 11, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

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 December 1, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500AF.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N500AF.

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.