Single-engine piston

N9236J

1993 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1993
Serial
3213067
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thunderbird Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Grand Rapids, MI
Registration record

N9236J on the FAA register

Type
1993 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
3213067
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Thunderbird Air LLC
Grand Rapids, MI
Certificate issued
2018-04-02
Airworthiness date
1993-11-18
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ACCC82
Mode S (octal)
53146202
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
159 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-12
    Accident at Knoxville, TN; damage: destroyed.
  • 2018-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N9236J to the current registrant.
  • 1993-11-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969-11-21
    N9236J previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 28-3309); cancelled.
  • 1966-08-10
    Accident at Greenville Tenn, 42; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N9236J

N9236J is a 1993 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 3213067. The FAA register lists Thunderbird Air LLC as the registrant in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 159 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 18, 1993.

N9236J has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
159 kt
Range
550 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,196 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,667 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-04-12 Accident · Knoxville, TN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA24FA176
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R-301
Probable cause: The pilot s decision to depart into an area of instrument meteorological and icing conditions, which resulted in loss of airplane control and a subsequent in-flight breakup.
NTSB report ↗
1966-08-10 Accident · Greenville Tenn, 42 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0646
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28
Probable cause: ACT.INDICATION SPIN RECOVERY STARTED PRIOR CRASH.

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.