Single-engine piston

N635BD

1976 Piper Lance

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
32R-7680233
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fishers, IN
Registration record

N635BD on the FAA register

Type
1976 Piper Lance (FAA: Piper PA-32R-300)
Serial
32R-7680233
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fishers, IN
Certificate issued
2021-06-09
Airworthiness date
1976-04-12
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8506C
Mode S (octal)
52050154
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
865 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-06
    Accident at Venice, FL; damage: destroyed.
  • 2021-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N635BD.
  • 1976-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N635BD

N635BD is a 1976 Piper Lance (FAA model PA-32R-300), serial number 32R-7680233. It is registered to an individual in Fishers, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 865 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 12, 1976.

N635BD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
865 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-04-06 Accident · Venice, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA23FA181
Reported aircraft: Piper PA32R
Probable cause: The pilot s decision to initiate a visual flight rules flight into dark night conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation during the initial climb and subsequent steep banking descent into water.

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.