Single-engine piston

N81898

1980 Piper Arrow IV

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
28R-8018064
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rock Springs, WY
N81898 1980 Piper Arrow IV
N81898, from its for-sale listing.
Registration record

N81898 on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Arrow IV (FAA: Piper PA-28RT-201)
Serial
28R-8018064
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rock Springs, WY
Certificate issued
2020-10-06
Airworthiness date
1980-03-24
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB2AC8
Mode S (octal)
52625310
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-09
    Listed for sale on Trade-A-Plane at $110,000.
  • 2020-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N81898 to the current registrant.
  • 2004-05-08
    Accident at DeKalb, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-06-23
    N81898 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC521); cancelled.
Overview

About N81898

N81898 is a 1980 Piper Arrow IV (FAA model PA-28RT-201), serial number 28R-8018064. It is registered to an individual in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 24, 1980.

N81898 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
770 ft
Landing over 50 ft
780 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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

Market

Listing history

SourceFirst seenLast seenAsking
Trade-A-Plane 2026-08-092026-08-09$110,000

Asking prices from public listings, not confirmed sale prices.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-05-08 Accident · DeKalb, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI04CA117
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28RT-201
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot and his flight instructor to identify the location of the relocated threshold and proper touchdown point, which resulted in the airplane striking the construction barricade while on approach. A factor to the accident was the construction barricade.
1965-04-02 Accident · Drummond Isl Mich, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0263
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N81898 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.