Single-engine piston

N81956

1982 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
28-8290119
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Skies Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Port Orange, FL
Registration record

N81956 on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8290119
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Blue Skies Leasing Inc
Port Orange, FL
Certificate issued
2022-02-19
Airworthiness date
1982-03-31
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB2DF1
Mode S (octal)
52626761
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

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-02-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N81956 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1956-04-18
    N81956 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-581); cancelled.
Overview

About N81956

N81956 is a 1982 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8290119. The FAA register lists Blue Skies Leasing Inc as the registrant in Port Orange, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 19, 2022 and expires on February 28, 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 March 31, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81956.

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 N81956.

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.