Single-engine piston

N7744T

1968 Piper Cherokee 140/180

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1968
Serial
28-24073
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dickert Investments Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Cave Creek, AZ
Registration record

N7744T on the FAA register

Type
1968 Piper Cherokee 140/180 (FAA: Piper PA-28-140)
Serial
28-24073
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Dickert Investments Holdings LLC
Cave Creek, AZ
Certificate issued
2026-04-08
Airworthiness date
1968-04-01
Registration expires
2033-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AA7AD9
Mode S (octal)
52475331
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

  • 2033-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N7744T to the current registrant.
  • 2026-03-04
    Accident at Phoenix, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 1968-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1960-05-09
    N7744T previously assigned to a Cessna 172A / 172 Skyhawk / 175A (s/n 47344); cancelled.
Overview

About N7744T

N7744T is a 1968 Piper Cherokee 140/180 (FAA model PA-28-140), serial number 28-24073. The FAA register lists Dickert Investments Holdings LLC as the registrant in Cave Creek, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2026 and expires on April 30, 2033.

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 1, 1968.

N7744T has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); 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

2026-03-04 Accident · Phoenix, AZ Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · WPR26FA119
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140
Preliminary report: On March 4, 2026, about 0721 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N7744T, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona. The flight instructor was seriously injured, and the student pilot and one person on the ground sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operating as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. Preliminary ADS-B data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated that the airplane departed from runway 07R at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT), Phoenix, Arizona, about 0715, and continued on the upwind leg for about 1.5 miles before making a slight left turn toward the northeast.…
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.