Single-engine piston

N31008

2005 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
3246229
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
China Saratoga Airline Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N31008 on the FAA register

Type
2005 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
3246229
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D
Registered owner
China Saratoga Airline Inc Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-06-01
Airworthiness date
2005-06-17
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3494A
Mode S (octal)
50644512
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
159 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N31008 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2000-07-11
    N31008 previously assigned to a Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (s/n 193B-1028); cancelled.
Overview

About N31008

N31008 is a 2005 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 3246229. The FAA register lists China Saratoga Airline Inc Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 1, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 159 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 17, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N31008.

Cruise
159 kt
Range
550 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,196 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,667 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N31008.

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.