Single-engine piston

N70CK

1972 Piper Cherokee 6/260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
32-7200043
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Albatross Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Beaver, WV
Registration record

N70CK on the FAA register

Type
1972 Piper Cherokee 6/260 (FAA: Piper PA-32-260)
Serial
32-7200043
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Albatross Air Inc
Beaver, WV
Certificate issued
2024-08-23
Airworthiness date
1972-08-09
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A95271
Mode S (octal)
52251161
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

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N70CK to the current registrant.
  • 2019-10-05
    N70CK previously assigned to a Dassault Falcon 20C (s/n 128); cancelled.
  • 1972-08-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N70CK

N70CK is a 1972 Piper Cherokee 6/260 (FAA model PA-32-260), serial number 32-7200043. The FAA register lists Albatross Air Inc as the registrant in Beaver, West Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-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 August 9, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N70CK.

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 N70CK.

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.