Single-engine piston

N5539J

Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
32-1000
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ottumwa, IA
Registration record

N5539J on the FAA register

Type
Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260
Serial
32-1000
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ottumwa, IA
Certificate issued
2024-02-25
Airworthiness date
1967-12-02
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A70E2C
Mode S (octal)
51607054
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
905 nm
Cruise (type)
135 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N5539J.
  • 1967-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N5539J

N5539J is a Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260, serial number 32-1000. It is registered to an individual in Ottumwa, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 135 knots and a range of about 905 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 2, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5539J.

Cruise
135 kt
Range
905 nm
Landing over 50 ft
630 ft
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5539J.

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.