Single-engine piston

N9AL

1962 Piper Cherokee 160

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1962
Serial
28-581
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fly By Night LLC (LLC)
Based
Lexington Park, MD
Registration record

N9AL on the FAA register

Type
1962 Piper Cherokee 160 (FAA: Piper PA-28-160)
Serial
28-581
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Fly By Night LLC
Lexington Park, MD
Certificate issued
2020-01-29
Airworthiness date
1962-05-23
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC6A85
Mode S (octal)
53065205
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N9AL.
  • 1962-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N9AL

N9AL is a 1962 Piper Cherokee 160 (FAA model PA-28-160), serial number 28-581. The FAA register lists Fly By Night LLC as the registrant in Lexington Park, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 29, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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, dated May 23, 1962.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9AL.

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

Published figures for the Piper Cherokee 160 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9AL.

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.