Single-engine piston

N6874W

1965 Piper Cherokee 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
28-21030
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Era Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Downers Grove, IL
Registration record

N6874W on the FAA register

Type
1965 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA: Piper PA-28-140)
Serial
28-21030
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Era Aviation LLC
Downers Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2022-06-28
Airworthiness date
1965-08-04
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A92031
Mode S (octal)
52220061
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N6874W.
  • 1965-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N6874W

N6874W is a 1965 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA model PA-28-140), serial number 28-21030. The FAA register lists Era Aviation LLC as the registrant in Downers Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

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 August 4, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6874W.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6874W.

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.