Single-engine piston

N972LT

2017 Piper Arrow III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
2844172
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-C1C6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
University of La System Dba + 2 co-owners (Government)
Based
Ruston, LA
Registration record

N972LT on the FAA register

Type
2017 Piper Arrow III (FAA: Piper PA-28R-201)
Serial
2844172
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-C1C6
Registered owner
University of La System Dba + 2 co-owners
Ruston, LA
Certificate issued
2017-12-27
Airworthiness date
2017-11-29
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD8C1F
Mode S (octal)
53306037
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
695 nm
Cruise (type)
138 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N972LT.
  • 2017-11-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N972LT

N972LT is a 2017 Piper Arrow III (FAA model PA-28R-201), serial number 2844172. The FAA register lists University of La System Dba + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Ruston, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 27, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 138 knots and a range of about 695 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 29, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N972LT.

Cruise
138 kt
Range
695 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,620 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,555 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N972LT.

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.