Single-engine piston

N5321U

Piper Arrow III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
2844042
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
University of Illinois + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Savoy, IL
Registration record

N5321U on the FAA register

Type
Piper Arrow III (FAA: Piper PA-28R-201)
Serial
2844042
Engines
1
Registered owner
University of Illinois + 1 co-owner
Savoy, IL
Certificate issued
2001-04-12
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A6BA69
Mode S (octal)
51535151
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
695 nm
Cruise (type)
138 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-04-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N5321U to the current registrant.
  • 1991-09-20
    N5321U previously assigned to a Homebuilt Cushing 4 (s/n 712); cancelled.
Overview

About N5321U

N5321U is a Piper Arrow III (FAA model PA-28R-201), serial number 2844042. The FAA register lists University of Illinois + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Savoy, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 12, 2001 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 138 knots and a range of about 695 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5321U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
138 kt
Range
695 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,620 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,555 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Piper Arrow III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Arrow III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-06-04 Accident · Mansfield, WA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA89FA099
Reported aircraft: Cushing 4 — a different aircraft that carried the N5321U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT WING MAIN SPAR DUE TO OVERLOAD FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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.