Registered owner
Skywest Leasing Inc
Owner type
Corporation
Serial number
2843179
Year built
1998
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
September 28, 1998
Certificate issued
July 7, 2025
Expires
July 31, 2032
Mode S code
A4E68C

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 30

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

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ADs by the year they took effect: 35 ADs
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Information bulletins that may apply · 17

Advisory, not mandatory.

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NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N41487Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Piper PA-28-181 aircraft

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Service difficulty reports · 6

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR UC2R2014042500269Hose · crackedPILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR FAILED AND INDICATED ZERO KNOTS. INITIAL PITOT SYSTEM TEST INDICATED A SEVERE LEAK IN THE PITOT SYS. A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE PITOT SYSTEM REVEALED A FLEXIBLE RUBBER HOSE HAD A SMALL, LINEARApr 5, 2014 · N41487 · Piper PA28181 · Pitot/Static SystemSDR 2009FA0000979Support · crackedPILOT AND COPILOT SEAT BACK SUPPORTS (ITEMS 50 AND 50A, FIG 34, PG 1F14 OF PIPER PN 761-898) WERE FOUND CRACKED AT SEAT CLIP (ITEM 52) DURING 100 HR INSP. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT IS INDIVIDUALS LEANING AGAINST THE SEAT BACKS TO AID IN ENTOct 5, 2009 · N41487 · Piper PA28181 · Flight Compartment EquipmentSDR UC22004F00000Coupling · seizedDRY AIR PUMP SEIZED AND SHEARED THE PUMP DRIVE COUPLING WITHIN THE FIRST 2 HOURS OF FLIGHT. THE PUMP WILL BE SENT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.Jun 4, 2004 · N41487 · Piper PA28181 · Vacuum Distribution SystemSDR 2001FA0000588Control Cable · wornDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, SUBSTANTIAL WEAR WAS FOUND WHERE THE AILERON BALANCE CABLE RUNS THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. CABLE WEAR WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY IMPROPER CABLE ALIGNMENT DURING ASSEMBLY BY MFG. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPENov 20, 2001 · N41487 · Piper PA28181 · Aileron Control SystemSDR 20010322CW014Rotor · shearedPILOT REPORTED RT MAGNETO TO BE INOPERATIVE DURING GROUND RUNUP. THE ASSIGNED TECHNICAN REMOVED THE RIGHT MAGNETO AND FOUND THE CAM SLOT ON THE ROTOR SHAFT COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN POSSIBLE PART DEFECT. THIS MAGNETO WAS INSPECTED EVERY 500 HOURFeb 6, 2001 · N41487 · Piper PA28181 · Magneto/DistributorSDR 99ZZZX1000Oil Cooler · crackedON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE AIRPLANE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE MAINTENANCE SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE OIL COOLER HAD CRACKED AT THE LOWER OIL COOLER HOSE ATTACH FITTING. CAUSE UNKNOWFeb 19, 1999 · N41487 · Piper PA28181 · Engine Fuel/Oil Cooler

STCs that may be installed · 333

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N41487 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.