Single-engine piston

N76SW

1980 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
28-8011123
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Charleston, SC
Registration record

N76SW on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8011123
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Charleston, SC
Certificate issued
2021-03-20
Airworthiness date
2002-02-05
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA40D4
Mode S (octal)
52440324
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N76SW to the current registrant.
  • 2002-02-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1999-07-27
    N76SW previously assigned to a Homebuilt Seawind (s/n 008); cancelled.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N76SW

N76SW is a 1980 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8011123. It is registered to an individual in Charleston, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 740 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 5, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N76SW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper Dakota type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Dakota specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-02-11 Accident · Bradenton, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA99LA079
Reported aircraft: Wolf Seawind 3000 — a different aircraft that carried the N76SW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to a burned piston for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing to unsuitable terrain and the subsequent crash landing onto a golf course.

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.