Single-engine piston

N61AF

1998 Piper Saratoga II TC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
3257033
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ann Arbor Flyers Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ann Arbor, MI
Registration record

N61AF on the FAA register

Type
1998 Piper Saratoga II TC (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301T)
Serial
3257033
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
Registered owner
Ann Arbor Flyers Inc
Ann Arbor, MI
Certificate issued
2022-09-01
Airworthiness date
2023-01-11
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7EC6B
Mode S (octal)
51766153
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
950 nm
Cruise (type)
175 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2022-09-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N61AF to the current registrant.
  • 2017-06-30
    N61AF previously assigned to a Cessna 172R Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 17281047); cancelled.
  • 1998-03-04
    N61AF previously assigned to a Schweizer 300C Piston Helicopters / 269C Piston Helicopters (s/n S1725); cancelled.
Overview

About N61AF

N61AF is a 1998 Piper Saratoga II TC (FAA model PA-32R-301T), serial number 3257033. The FAA register lists Ann Arbor Flyers Inc as the registrant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 1, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 175 knots and a range of about 950 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 11, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N61AF. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
175 kt
Range
950 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,110 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
19 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-04-23 Accident · Armonk, NY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC05FA075
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172R — a different aircraft that carried the N61AF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain the proper altitude\clearance during the approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Factors in this accident were low ceilings, fog, and gusty wind conditions.
1980-10-06 Accident · Prt Au Prnc,Haiti, 81 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0018
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737 — a different aircraft that carried the N61AF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RNMENT OF HAITI.

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.