Single-engine piston

N55028

1973 Piper Cherokee 180

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
28-7305295
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
First Alarm Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Fosters, AL
Registration record

N55028 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Cherokee 180 (FAA: Piper PA-28-180)
Serial
28-7305295
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
First Alarm Aviation LLC
Fosters, AL
Certificate issued
2025-03-05
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7022A
Mode S (octal)
51601052
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N55028 to the current registrant.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
  • 1971-12-06
    N55028 previously assigned to a Cessna T-50 (s/n 5654); cancelled.
Overview

About N55028

N55028 is a 1973 Piper Cherokee 180 (FAA model PA-28-180), serial number 28-7305295. The FAA register lists First Alarm Aviation LLC as the registrant in Fosters, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55028. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-02-01 Accident · Gloster Miss, 24 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0192
Reported aircraft: Cessna T50 — a different aircraft that carried the N55028 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.