Single-engine piston

N8047S

1981 Piper Saratoga SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
32R-8229025
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Huntington Beach, CA
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Registration record

N8047S on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301T)
Serial
32R-8229025
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Huntington Beach, CA
Certificate issued
2017-08-25
Airworthiness date
1981-12-17
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAF417
Mode S (octal)
52572027
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
784 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N8047S to the current registrant.
  • 1981-12-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972-10-30
    N8047S previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15061647); cancelled.
Overview

About N8047S

N8047S is a 1981 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA model PA-32R-301T), serial number 32R-8229025. It is registered to an individual in Huntington Beach, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 25, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 784 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 17, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8047S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
784 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,360 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,710 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-05-17 Accident · Midland,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1207
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N8047S registration before this airframe.

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.