Single-engine piston

N98176

1969 Piper Cherokee 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
28-26088
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bluewater Airmotive Corp (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N98176 on the FAA register

Type
1969 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA: Piper PA-28-140)
Serial
28-26088
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Bluewater Airmotive Corp
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
1998-06-19
Airworthiness date
1969-06-25
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ADB247
Mode S (octal)
53331107
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N98176 to the current registrant.
  • 1969-06-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1949-08-30
    N98176 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 18338); cancelled.
Overview

About N98176

N98176 is a 1969 Piper Cherokee 140 (FAA model PA-28-140), serial number 28-26088. The FAA register lists Bluewater Airmotive Corp as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 1998 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated June 25, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N98176.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N98176.

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.