Single-engine piston

N542CW

2018 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
2881051
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Central Washington University (Government)
Based
Ellensburg, WA
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Registration record

N542CW on the FAA register

Type
2018 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2881051
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Registered owner
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA
Certificate issued
2018-09-15
Airworthiness date
2018-08-02
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A6DFA1
Mode S (octal)
51557641
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
443 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N542CW.
  • 2018-08-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N542CW

N542CW is a 2018 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2881051. The FAA register lists Central Washington University as the registrant in Ellensburg, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B4A engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 443 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated August 2, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N542CW.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
443 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
920 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 N542CW.

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.