Single-engine piston

N647B

1979 Piper Cherokee 6/300

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
32-7940040
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Maxiao Aviation Corp (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Milpitas, CA
Registration record

N647B on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Cherokee 6/300 (FAA: Piper PA-32-300)
Serial
32-7940040
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Maxiao Aviation Corp
Milpitas, CA
Certificate issued
2023-05-19
Airworthiness date
1979-01-26
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A87F55
Mode S (octal)
52077525
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N647B.
  • 1979-01-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N647B

N647B is a 1979 Piper Cherokee 6/300 (FAA model PA-32-300), serial number 32-7940040. The FAA register lists Maxiao Aviation Corp as the registrant in Milpitas, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 19, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 6 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 January 26, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N647B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1965-07-03 Accident · San Antonio Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1812
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-B55 — a different aircraft that carried the N647B registration before this airframe.

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.