Single-engine piston

N651ED

1980 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
32-8106019
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flying Colors Airpants Inc (Corporation)
Based
Leesburg, FL
Registration record

N651ED on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32-301)
Serial
32-8106019
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Flying Colors Airpants Inc
Leesburg, FL
Certificate issued
2026-03-14
Airworthiness date
1980-11-26
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A890D9
Mode S (octal)
52110331
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

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N651ED.
  • 2024-04-11
    Accident at Sullivan, MO; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N651ED

N651ED is a 1980 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32-301), serial number 32-8106019. The FAA register lists Flying Colors Airpants Inc as the registrant in Leesburg, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series 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 November 26, 1980.

N651ED has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2024-04-11 Accident · Sullivan, MO Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN24LA155
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32-301
Probable cause: A bearing failure that resulted in fatigue failure of the crankshaft and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
NTSB report ↗

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.