Single-engine piston

N501WP

1977 Piper Lance

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
32R-7780476
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
True Course Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Ashville, NY
Registration record

N501WP on the FAA register

Type
1977 Piper Lance (FAA: Piper PA-32R-300)
Serial
32R-7780476
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
True Course Aviation LLC
Ashville, NY
Certificate issued
2025-10-05
Airworthiness date
1977-07-18
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63FA9
Mode S (octal)
51437651
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
865 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N501WP.
  • 1977-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N501WP

N501WP is a 1977 Piper Lance (FAA model PA-32R-300), serial number 32R-7780476. The FAA register lists True Course Aviation LLC as the registrant in Ashville, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 865 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 18, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N501WP.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
865 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N501WP.

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.