Single-engine piston

N502MR

1978 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28-7911051
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pittsburgh, PA
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Registration record

N502MR on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-7911051
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pittsburgh, PA
Certificate issued
2023-06-14
Airworthiness date
1978-11-29
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A64281
Mode S (octal)
51441201
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N502MR to the current registrant.
  • 2003-09-23
    N502MR previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-502B (s/n 502B-0554); cancelled.
  • 1978-11-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N502MR

N502MR is a 1978 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-7911051. It is registered to an individual in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 14, 2023 and expires on June 30, 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 144 knots and a range of about 740 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 29, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N502MR.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N502MR.

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.