Single-engine piston

N77DW

1949 Piper PA-16

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1949
Serial
16-287
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Top Flight Detail LLC (LLC)
Based
Middlebury, IN
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Registration record

N77DW on the FAA register

Type
1949 Piper PA-16
Serial
16-287
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Top Flight Detail LLC
Middlebury, IN
Certificate issued
2022-12-01
Airworthiness date
2024-03-11
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AA670E
Mode S (octal)
52463416
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2022-12-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N77DW.
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N77DW

N77DW is a 1949 Piper PA-16, serial number 16-287. The FAA register lists Top Flight Detail LLC as the registrant in Middlebury, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 1, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 11, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N77DW.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-16 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N77DW.

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.