SILVER WINGS AVIATION LLC· ICAO24 a5546c· last seen 1d ago

N4420J is a Piper Cherokee, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by SILVER WINGS AVIATION LLC. SkyMeter has tracked 464 flights totalling 351 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 2 callsigns. The most frequent segment is 2J9 to 2J9. Service window in our records spans 447 days. Of those flights, 14 (3.0%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Piper Cherokee has a 35 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 2,440 lb.

About the Piper Cherokee

The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is one of general aviation's most successful designs, introduced in 1960 as Piper's answer to the Cessna 172. Built around a low-wing configuration with a single piston engine and fixed tricycle gear, the Cherokee family became a training and personal-flying staple across six decades. The original Cherokee 140, 150, 160, and 180 models (all grouped under the P28A designator) offered pilots an affordable, stable platform with docile handling characteristics and a roomy cabin that seated four adults. Piper built more than 32,000 PA-28 variants over the years, making it one of the most-produced light aircraft in history. The type's simplicity and ruggedness earned it a reputation as a forgiving trainer, and thousands of pilots earned their private certificates in Cherokees.

The PA-28-180 Cherokee, the most common variant under P28A, cruises around 125 knots on 180 horsepower, with a range of roughly 600 nautical miles and a service ceiling near 15,000 feet. Its Hershey-bar wing, a constant-chord design without taper, sacrifices some efficiency for predictable stall behavior and ease of manufacture. While later PA-28 models adopted tapered wings and fuel-injected engines, the early Cherokees remain ubiquitous on flight lines worldwide, prized for low operating costs and straightforward maintenance. The type's longevity is a testament to Piper's original design philosophy: build a simple, honest airplane that works.

SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
464
all time
FLOWN HOURS
351
tracked time
📍
AIRPORTS VISITED
39
unique
📡
CALLSIGNS
2
67 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
5/28/2025 → 8/18/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
3.0%
14 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

10
2J9 2J9
82
2J9 KTLH
14
KTLH 2J9
11
2J9 KMAI
4
K4J5 2J9
4
KMAI 2J9
4
49FD 2J9
3
FD01 2J9
2
2J9 K4J5
2
2J9 KGNV
2

Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

2

Aircraft specifications

Piper Cherokee

Engines
Single Piston
Vref (approach)
70 kt
MTOW
2,440 lb
Wingspan
35 ft
Length
24 ft
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of N4420J

50
7/30/2026
10m
△ Low approach-stability score
7/25/2026
44m
△ Low approach-stability score
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