Single-engine piston

N897G

2018 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
2881072
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Archer Flight LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N897G on the FAA register

Type
2018 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2881072
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Archer Flight LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2018-12-20
Airworthiness date
2018-10-18
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AC5FEB
Mode S (octal)
53057753
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
443 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N897G to the current registrant.
  • 2018-10-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2003-05-02
    N897G previously assigned to a Homebuilt Glastar (s/n 8-5245); cancelled.
Overview

About N897G

N897G is a 2018 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2881072. The FAA register lists Archer Flight LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2018 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A4M engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 443 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated October 18, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N897G. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
443 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
920 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-04-13 Accident · Woodstock, AL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MIA00LA132
Reported aircraft: Hartline Glastar — a different aircraft that carried the N897G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: a total engine failure for undetermined reason, resulting in a forced landing and subsequent impact with a tree.

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.