Single-engine piston

N624FT

1979 Piper Warrior II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28-7916446
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Florida Institute of Technology (Corporation)
Based
Melbourne, FL
Registration record

N624FT on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Warrior II (FAA: Piper PA-28-161)
Serial
28-7916446
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
Certificate issued
2023-06-22
Airworthiness date
1979-04-26
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A825A8
Mode S (octal)
52022650
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
525 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N624FT to the current registrant.
  • 2004-11-03
    N624FT previously assigned to a Grumman/American General AG5B Tiger (s/n 10031); cancelled.
  • 1979-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N624FT

N624FT is a 1979 Piper Warrior II (FAA model PA-28-161), serial number 28-7916446. The FAA register lists Florida Institute of Technology as the registrant in Melbourne, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 525 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 26, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N624FT. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
525 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,650 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,160 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Warrior II type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Warrior II specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-11-27 Accident · Lakeport, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA95LA029
Reported aircraft: American General Aircraft AG5B — a different aircraft that carried the N624FT registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REPOSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR AFTER TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HER LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

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.