Single-engine piston

N9285C

1978 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28-7890396
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sunset Flights LLC (LLC)
Based
Azusa, CA
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Registration record

N9285C on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7890396
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Sunset Flights LLC
Azusa, CA
Certificate issued
2021-11-30
Airworthiness date
1978-02-27
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ACDEEC
Mode S (octal)
53157354
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N9285C to the current registrant.
  • 1978-02-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1956-04-30
    N9285C previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 31384); cancelled.
Overview

About N9285C

N9285C is a 1978 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7890396. The FAA register lists Sunset Flights LLC as the registrant in Azusa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 30, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated February 27, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9285C.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9285C.

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.