Single-engine piston

N79PA

2020 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
2881293
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flightgest Academy LLC (LLC)
Based
Morrisville, NC
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Registration record

N79PA on the FAA register

Type
2020 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2881293
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
Registered owner
Flightgest Academy LLC
Morrisville, NC
Certificate issued
2021-09-08
Airworthiness date
2020-04-17
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AAB6F2
Mode S (octal)
52533362
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
443 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N79PA to the current registrant.
  • 2020-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2014-11-19
    N79PA previously assigned to a Homebuilt Teenie Two (s/n 15-1599); cancelled.
Overview

About N79PA

N79PA is a 2020 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2881293. The FAA register lists Flightgest Academy LLC as the registrant in Morrisville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B4A engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 443 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 17, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79PA.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
443 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
920 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N79PA.

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.