Single-engine piston

N8747W

1964 Piper Cherokee 235

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1964
Serial
28-10287
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ancient Waters Entertainment (Corporation)
Based
Torrance, CA
Registration record

N8747W on the FAA register

Type
1964 Piper Cherokee 235 (FAA: Piper PA-28-235)
Serial
28-10287
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Ancient Waters Entertainment
Torrance, CA
Certificate issued
2021-10-26
Airworthiness date
1964-03-30
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC0894
Mode S (octal)
53004224
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

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8747W.
  • 1964-03-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8747W

N8747W is a 1964 Piper Cherokee 235 (FAA model PA-28-235), serial number 28-10287. The FAA register lists Ancient Waters Entertainment as the registrant in Torrance, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 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), dated March 30, 1964.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8747W.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8747W.

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.