Single-engine piston

N81509

1980 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
28-8090233
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dr Craig D Bartruff Md Pc (Corporation)
Based
Mccook, NE
Registration record

N81509 on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8090233
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Dr Craig D Bartruff Md Pc
Mccook, NE
Certificate issued
1988-01-08
Airworthiness date
1980-01-29
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB1E69
Mode S (octal)
52617151
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1988-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N81509 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-01-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1966-02-07
    N81509 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-127); cancelled.
Overview

About N81509

N81509 is a 1980 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8090233. The FAA register lists Dr Craig D Bartruff Md Pc as the registrant in Mccook, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 1988 and expires on June 30, 2029.

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 January 29, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81509. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-12-05 Accident · Claxton Ga, 10 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0885
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N81509 registration before this airframe.

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.