Single-engine piston

N659FT

2024 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
28020184
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Florida Institute of Technology Inc (Corporation)
Based
Melbourne, FL
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Registration record

N659FT on the FAA register

Type
2024 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28020184
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Registered owner
Florida Institute of Technology Inc
Melbourne, FL
Certificate issued
2024-08-17
Airworthiness date
2024-07-26
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8AEB8
Mode S (octal)
52127270
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
443 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N659FT.
  • 2024-07-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N659FT

N659FT is a 2024 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28020184. The FAA register lists Florida Institute of Technology Inc as the registrant in Melbourne, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 17, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B4A engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 443 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 26, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N659FT.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
443 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
920 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N659FT.

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.