Single-engine piston

N85BK

1974 Piper Cherokee 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
28-7425284
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bkv Aero Squadron LLC (LLC)
Based
New Port Richey, FL
Registration record

N85BK on the FAA register

Type
1974 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA: Piper PA-28-140)
Serial
28-7425284
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Bkv Aero Squadron LLC
New Port Richey, FL
Certificate issued
2012-01-18
Airworthiness date
1974-03-20
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ABA522
Mode S (octal)
52722442
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-01-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N85BK to the current registrant.
  • 2005-12-06
    N85BK previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air B200 (s/n BB-734); cancelled.
  • 1974-03-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N85BK

N85BK is a 1974 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA model PA-28-140), serial number 28-7425284. The FAA register lists Bkv Aero Squadron LLC as the registrant in New Port Richey, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 18, 2012 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 20, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N85BK. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-12-05 Accident · Morlan, GA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL04FA045
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B200 — a different aircraft that carried the N85BK registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision when he continued the flight below the decision height and collided with trees. A related factor was the low ceiling.

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.