Single-engine piston

N8059R

1981 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
28-8290081
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Travel Express Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
West Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N8059R on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8290081
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Travel Express Aviation LLC
West Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2000-09-21
Airworthiness date
1981-12-10
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AAF813
Mode S (octal)
52574023
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-09-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N8059R to the current registrant.
  • 1981-12-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1981-03-18
    N8059R previously assigned to a Cessna R182RG Skylane / R-182RG (s/n R18200737); cancelled.
  • 1970-10-30
    N8059R previously assigned to a Homebuilt B-8M (s/n GD-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N8059R

N8059R is a 1981 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8290081. The FAA register lists Travel Express Aviation LLC as the registrant in West Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 21, 2000 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated December 10, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8059R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-06-28 Accident · W Lafayette,Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1816
Reported aircraft: Bensen B-8M — a different aircraft that carried the N8059R 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.