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N497DS

PIPER PA-28-161 · 1978 · Valid

N497DS is a PIPER PA-28-161 (year 1978), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: entity. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.

Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
28-7816567
Issued
—
Expires
—
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
DE

Registered owner

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY

DOVER, DE

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentDELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITYsince —
  • 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(0 matches)

No NTSB CAROL record matches N497DS in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.

Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)

AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N497DS.

Type certificate

PIPER PA-28-161 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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