Single-engine piston

N8986N

Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
32-40869
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bay Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dillingham, AK
Registration record

N8986N on the FAA register

Type
Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300
Serial
32-40869
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Bay Air Inc
Dillingham, AK
Certificate issued
2021-04-02
Airworthiness date
1969-10-31
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC6643
Mode S (octal)
53063103
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
905 nm
Cruise (type)
135 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N8986N.
  • 1969-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8986N

N8986N is a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300, serial number 32-40869. The FAA register lists Bay Air Inc as the registrant in Dillingham, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 135 knots and a range of about 905 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 31, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8986N.

Cruise
135 kt
Range
905 nm
Landing over 50 ft
630 ft
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8986N.

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.