Twin piston

N628AW

1959 Piper PA-23-160

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
23-1790
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hobart Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Akron, OH
Registration record

N628AW on the FAA register

Type
1959 Piper PA-23-160
Serial
23-1790
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Hobart Aviation Inc
Akron, OH
Certificate issued
2012-08-29
Airworthiness date
1959-07-17
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8340A
Mode S (octal)
52032012
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-01-28
    N628AW previously assigned to a Airbus A320-231 (s/n 67); cancelled.
  • 2012-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N628AW to the current registrant.
  • 1959-07-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N628AW

N628AW is a 1959 Piper PA-23-160, serial number 23-1790. The FAA register lists Hobart Aviation Inc as the registrant in Akron, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2012 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-320 series engines and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 17, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N628AW. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-23-160 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-09-17 Accident · Beatty, NV Serious injury NTSB · LAX99LA323
Reported aircraft: Airbus A-320-231 — a different aircraft that carried the N628AW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the failure of the injured passengers to remain seated with their seat belts fastened as directed by the captain.
1999-02-16 Incident · Columbus, OH Damage: Minor NTSB · NYC99IA062
Reported aircraft: Airbus A-320-231 — a different aircraft that carried the N628AW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: a failure of the external o-rings in the nose landing gear steering module.

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.