Single-engine piston

N50SW

1980 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
28-8011098
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
R & O Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Hammon, OK
Registration record

N50SW on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8011098
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
R & O Aviation LLC
Hammon, OK
Certificate issued
2020-08-19
Airworthiness date
2001-08-22
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6393C
Mode S (octal)
51434474
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N50SW to the current registrant.
  • 2001-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1999-02-24
    N50SW previously assigned to a Boeing 737-2H4 (s/n 21447); cancelled.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N50SW

N50SW is a 1980 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8011098. The FAA register lists R & O Aviation LLC as the registrant in Hammon, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 August 22, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50SW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1987-06-19 Incident · Nashville, TN NTSB · ATL87IA179B
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-2H4 — a different aircraft that carried the N50SW registration before this airframe.

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.