Single-engine piston

N8071Y

1981 Piper Warrior II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
28-8216104
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Frost Aviation Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Las Cruces, NM
Registration record

N8071Y on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Warrior II (FAA: Piper PA-28-161)
Serial
28-8216104
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Frost Aviation Services Inc
Las Cruces, NM
Certificate issued
2025-03-27
Airworthiness date
1981-12-24
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AAFE70
Mode S (octal)
52577160
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
525 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N8071Y to the current registrant.
  • 1981-12-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1980-10-02
    N8071Y previously assigned to a Douglas DC3 (s/n 43-48285); cancelled.
  • 1968-02-12
    N8071Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche / Twin Comanche PA-30 / Turbo TWIN Comanche (s/n 30-1185); cancelled.
  • 1967-12-06
    Accident at Lowell,Mich, 22; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N8071Y

N8071Y is a 1981 Piper Warrior II (FAA model PA-28-161), serial number 28-8216104. The FAA register lists Frost Aviation Services Inc as the registrant in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 27, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 525 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated December 24, 1981.

N8071Y has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
525 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,650 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,160 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-12-06 Accident · Lowell,Mich, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0977
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-30
Probable cause: VER TWO HRS BEFORE ACCIDENT IN ACTUAL IFR WEATHER.

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.