Single-engine piston

N9396C

1978 Piper Warrior II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28-7816472
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gaithersburg, MD
Registration record

N9396C on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Warrior II (FAA: Piper PA-28-161)
Serial
28-7816472
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gaithersburg, MD
Certificate issued
1986-09-04
Airworthiness date
1978-03-03
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AD0A45
Mode S (octal)
53205105
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
525 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1986-09-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N9396C.
  • 1978-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N9396C

N9396C is a 1978 Piper Warrior II (FAA model PA-28-161), serial number 28-7816472. It is registered to an individual in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 4, 1986 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 525 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 3, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9396C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
525 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,650 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,160 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-06-05 Accident · Burns,Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1903
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N9396C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: GUSTING.

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.