FAA aircraft registration
N38696
PIPER PA-28-181 · 1977 · Valid
N38696 is a PIPER PA-28-181 (year 1977), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-10-25. Owner type: entity. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database; accident and incident history is in NTSB CAROL.
Snapshot date: 2026-10-25 · Source: registry.faa.gov
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Serial number
- 28-7790577
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2022
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2029
- Type aircraft
- Fixed wing single-engine
- State
- SD
Registered owner
LAKE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
WATERTOWN, SD
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.
Ownership timeline
- CurrentLAKE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGEcertificate issued Jul 2, 2022
- Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history
We don't import NTSB accident data, so this profile can't say whether N38696 has an accident or incident record. Search the tail number in NTSB CAROL, including any earlier N-numbers the aircraft carried. Open NTSB CAROL.
Airworthiness Directives
We don't import the FAA AD library, so this profile lists no ADs. Which ADs apply to N38696 depends on its airframe, engine, propeller, installed equipment and serial ranges — search each in the FAA AD library (DRS) and check the logbook AD record with your A&P.
Type certificate
PIPER PA-28-181 is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the PIPER family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.
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Sources
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database — accessed 2026-10-25
- FAA N-Number Inquiry — accessed 2026-10-25
- NTSB CAROL accident database — accessed 2026-10-25
- FAA Airworthiness Directives library — accessed 2026-10-25