Single-engine piston

N55462

1973 Piper Cherokee 235

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
28-7310141
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Riverside Pilots Inc (Corporation)
Based
Riverside, CA
Registration record

N55462 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Cherokee 235 (FAA: Piper PA-28-235)
Serial
28-7310141
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Riverside Pilots Inc
Riverside, CA
Certificate issued
2022-12-09
Airworthiness date
1973-04-16
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7118C
Mode S (octal)
51610614
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N55462 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1951-01-03
    N55462 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 13746); cancelled.
Overview

About N55462

N55462 is a 1973 Piper Cherokee 235 (FAA model PA-28-235), serial number 28-7310141. The FAA register lists Riverside Pilots Inc as the registrant in Riverside, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 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 (normal), dated April 16, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55462.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55462.

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.