Twin piston

N870GS

2023 Piper Seminole

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
4496557
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-360-B1G6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University (Government)
Based
Battle Creek, MI
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Registration record

N870GS on the FAA register

Type
2023 Piper Seminole (FAA: Piper PA-44-180)
Serial
4496557
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-360-B1G6
Registered owner
Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University
Battle Creek, MI
Certificate issued
2023-07-26
Airworthiness date
2023-06-06
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABF6FD
Mode S (octal)
52773375
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
681 nm
Cruise (type)
157 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N870GS.
  • 2023-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N870GS

N870GS is a 2023 Piper Seminole (FAA model PA-44-180), serial number 4496557. The FAA register lists Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University as the registrant in Battle Creek, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 26, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-360-B1G6 engines and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 157 knots and a range of about 681 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 6, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N870GS.

Cruise
157 kt
Range
681 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,520 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,238 ft
Fuel burn
22 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N870GS.

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.