Single-engine piston

N3280Q

1980 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
328006071
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Acre Farms Inc (Corporation)
Based
Denhoff, ND
Registration record

N3280Q on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32-301)
Serial
328006071
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D
Registered owner
Dakota Acre Farms Inc
Denhoff, ND
Certificate issued
2024-03-28
Airworthiness date
2005-08-23
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A38E6F
Mode S (octal)
50707157
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

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N3280Q to the current registrant.
  • 2005-08-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2003-05-28
    N3280Q previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-7840122); cancelled.
  • 1982-12-01
    N3280Q previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 18051667); cancelled.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1967-11-26
    N3280Q previously assigned to a Cessna 401 (s/n 401-0080); cancelled.
Overview

About N3280Q

N3280Q is a 1980 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32-301), serial number 328006071. The FAA register lists Dakota Acre Farms Inc as the registrant in Denhoff, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

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 August 23, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3280Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Piper Saratoga II HP type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Saratoga II HP specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-11-26 Accident · Whitefield,Nh, 29 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 1134
Reported aircraft: Cessna 401 — a different aircraft that carried the N3280Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AUTOPSY CONSIDERED THE RESULTS OF IMPACT INJURIES

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.