Single-engine piston

N686JA

2022 Piper Archer III

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2022
Serial
28020086
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hot Wings Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Indianapolis, IN
Registration record

N686JA on the FAA register

Type
2022 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28020086
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Registered owner
Hot Wings Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, IN
Certificate issued
2023-03-02
Airworthiness date
2022-10-28
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A91A4A
Mode S (octal)
52215112
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-07
    Accident at Inverness Highlands South, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-03-20
    Accident at Apopka, FL; damage: minor.
  • 2023-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N686JA.
  • 2022-10-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N686JA

N686JA is a 2022 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28020086. The FAA register lists Hot Wings Aviation LLC as the registrant in Indianapolis, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 October 28, 2022.

N686JA has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2025-08-07 Accident · Inverness Highlands South, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA25LA293
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Probable cause: The pilot s inadequate monitoring of the airplane during taxi which resulted in collision with a sign.
NTSB report ↗
2024-03-20 Accident · Apopka, FL Damage: Minor Serious injury NTSB · ERA24LA149
Reported aircraft: Piper PA28
Probable cause: The pilot and the landscape worker s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision.
NTSB report ↗

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.