MCCONWELL EDWARD A SR, MCCONWELL EDWARD A JR· ICAO24 a87217· last seen 17h ago

N643TP is a Piper Cherokee, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by MCCONWELL EDWARD A SR, MCCONWELL EDWARD A JR. SkyMeter has tracked 414 flights totalling 572 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KIXD to KIXD. Service window in our records spans 393 days. Of those flights, 74 (17.9%) carry at least one detected incident — 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
414
all time
FLOWN HOURS
572
tracked time
📍
AIRPORTS VISITED
103
unique
📡
CALLSIGNS
1
126 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
06/07/2025 → 07/05/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
17.9%
74 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

10
18
14
5
KIXD K34
4
3
3
3
2
2
2

Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

1

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 N643TP

50
07/05/2026
1h 15m
No alerts
07/05/2026
1h 27m
No alerts
07/04/2026
2h 33m
No alerts
07/03/2026
2h 24m
No alerts
07/03/2026
2h 51m
No alerts
07/03/2026
1h 17m
No alerts
06/20/2026
1h 24m
△ Unstable approach
06/20/2026
1h 16m
No alerts
06/10/2026
1h 7m
△ Unstable approach
06/06/2026
1h 15m
△ Unstable approach
06/01/2026
1h 19m
No alerts
06/01/2026
1h 9m
△ Unstable approach
05/31/2026
35m
△ Unstable approach
05/31/2026
1h 55m
No alerts
05/29/2026
3h 15m
No alerts
05/29/2026
3h 11m
No alerts
05/25/2026
2h 50m
No alerts
05/25/2026
3h 24m
No alerts
04/18/2026
19m
△ Unstable approach
03/29/2026
29m
△ Unstable approach
03/28/2026
1h 16m
No alerts
03/28/2026
2h 19m
No alerts
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