Single-engine piston

N53FS

1981 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
28-8290026
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Sky Flyers Inc (Corporation)
Based
Greeley, CO
Registration record

N53FS on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8290026
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Blue Sky Flyers Inc
Greeley, CO
Certificate issued
2011-12-02
Airworthiness date
1981-08-28
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A6AEA2
Mode S (octal)
51527242
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-12-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N53FS.
  • 1981-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N53FS

N53FS is a 1981 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8290026. The FAA register lists Blue Sky Flyers Inc as the registrant in Greeley, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 2, 2011 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated August 28, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53FS.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53FS.

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.