Single-engine piston

N8118Q

1979 Piper Dakota 236

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
28-8011030
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Aviation Corp (Corporation)
Based
Sayville, NY
Registration record

N8118Q on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Dakota 236 (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8011030
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Dakota Aviation Corp
Sayville, NY
Certificate issued
2019-03-23
Airworthiness date
1979-10-12
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB1092
Mode S (octal)
52610222
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N8118Q to the current registrant.
  • 1979-10-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-06-19
    N8118Q previously assigned to a Cessna 414 (s/n 414-0018); cancelled.
Overview

About N8118Q

N8118Q is a 1979 Piper Dakota 236 (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8011030. The FAA register lists Dakota Aviation Corp as the registrant in Sayville, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 23, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 740 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 12, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8118Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper Dakota 236 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-03-11 Accident · Carson City,Nev, 28 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1405
Reported aircraft: Robertson 414 — a different aircraft that carried the N8118Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IED DUE TO GLYCOSURIA.RCVRD 3/13/74.STC SA48AW.

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.