Single-engine piston

N2208A

1978 Piper Lance II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
32R-7985005
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lance Eight Alpha LLC (LLC)
Based
Terre Haute, IN
Registration record

N2208A on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Lance II (FAA: Piper PA-32RT-300)
Serial
32R-7985005
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Lance Eight Alpha LLC
Terre Haute, IN
Certificate issued
2025-07-28
Airworthiness date
1978-10-10
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1E472
Mode S (octal)
50362162
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
865 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N2208A to the current registrant.
  • 1978-10-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-09-02
    N2208A previously assigned to a Piper PA-18 (s/n 18-1884); cancelled.
  • 1965-07-28
    Accident at Gordon Ala, 01; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N2208A

N2208A is a 1978 Piper Lance II (FAA model PA-32RT-300), serial number 32R-7985005. The FAA register lists Lance Eight Alpha LLC as the registrant in Terre Haute, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 28, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 865 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 10, 1978.

N2208A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
865 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

Published figures for the Piper Lance II type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-07-28 Accident · Gordon Ala, 01 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0754
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.