TAYLOR ROBERT, PORTER DANIEL, CRAWFORD MIKE, DRAPER JOSHUA· ICAO24 a9a61c· last seen 20d ago

N7201W is a Piper Cherokee, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by TAYLOR ROBERT, PORTER DANIEL, CRAWFORD MIKE, DRAPER JOSHUA. SkyMeter has tracked 252 flights totalling 148 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 2 callsigns. The most frequent segment is W88 to K2A5. Service window in our records spans 386 days. Of those flights, 22 (8.7%) 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
252
all time
FLOWN HOURS
148
tracked time
📍
AIRPORTS VISITED
50
unique
📡
CALLSIGNS
2
72 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
06/02/2025 → 06/24/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
8.7%
22 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

10
W88 K2A5
6
6
W88 KGSO
4
W88 KSIF
4
W88 5NC3
3
3
5NC3 N63
2
8N0 KW78
2
2
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 N7201W

50
06/24/2026
5m
△ Low approach-stability score
06/15/2026
1h 46m
No alerts
06/14/2026
19m
△ Low approach-stability score
06/05/2026
21m
△ Low approach-stability score
06/05/2026
2h 6m
△ Low approach-stability score
05/16/2026
1h 18m
No alerts
05/16/2026
1h 10m
No alerts
05/13/2026
1h 19m
No alerts
05/08/2026
1h 37m
No alerts
05/08/2026
1h 39m
No alerts
04/25/2026
18m
△ Low approach-stability score
04/25/2026
3m
△ Low approach-stability score
04/17/2026
1h 34m
△ Low approach-stability score
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