Single-engine piston

N6711J

1968 Piper Cherokee 140/180

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1968
Serial
28-24408
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Firecrest LLC (LLC)
Based
Holly Springs, MS
Registration record

N6711J on the FAA register

Type
1968 Piper Cherokee 140/180 (FAA: Piper PA-28-140)
Serial
28-24408
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Firecrest LLC
Holly Springs, MS
Certificate issued
2025-09-22
Airworthiness date
1968-04-03
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A8E1F3
Mode S (octal)
52160763
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-18
    Accident at Holly Springs, MS; damage: destroyed.
  • 2025-09-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N6711J.
  • 1977-06-11
    Accident at Selma,Nc, 33; damage: substantial.
  • 1968-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N6711J

N6711J is a 1968 Piper Cherokee 140/180 (FAA model PA-28-140), serial number 28-24408. The FAA register lists Firecrest LLC as the registrant in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 22, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

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 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 3, 1968.

N6711J has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cherokee 140/180 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-01-18 Accident · Holly Springs, MS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN26FA093
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140
Preliminary report: On January 18, 2026, about 1640 central standard time, a Piper PA28-140 airplane, N6711J, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Holly Springs, Mississippi. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the airport manager, the airplane had departed Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport (M41), Holly Springs, Mississippi, after doing several touch and go landings. There was no ADS-B data available for the accident flight. The airplane impacted terrain in a wooded area about 693 ft east of the departure end of runway 18 at M41. The first identified…
NTSB report ↗
1977-06-11 Accident · Selma,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1477
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R

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.