Single-engine piston

N81260

1979 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28-8090155
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Trusty Archer LLC (LLC)
Based
Ann Arbor, MI
Registration record

N81260 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8090155
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Trusty Archer LLC
Ann Arbor, MI
Certificate issued
2008-08-27
Airworthiness date
1979-10-24
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB140D
Mode S (octal)
52612015
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-08-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N81260 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1949-06-16
    N81260 previously assigned to a Fairchild 24R-46 (s/n R46160); cancelled.
Overview

About N81260

N81260 is a 1979 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8090155. The FAA register lists Trusty Archer LLC as the registrant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 27, 2008 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated October 24, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81260.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 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 N81260.

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.