Single-engine piston

N979C

2003 Piper Archer III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
2843547
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skywest Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
St George, UT
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Registration record

N979C on the FAA register

Type
2003 Piper Archer III (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
2843547
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Skywest Leasing Inc
St George, UT
Certificate issued
2025-07-07
Airworthiness date
2003-03-12
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ADA546
Mode S (octal)
53322506
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
443 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N979C to the current registrant.
  • 2003-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1971-07-20
    N979C previously assigned to a Stinson 10B (s/n 1083979); cancelled.
Overview

About N979C

N979C is a 2003 Piper Archer III (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 2843547. The FAA register lists Skywest Leasing Inc as the registrant in St George, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 443 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 12, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N979C.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
443 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
920 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 N979C.

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.