Single-engine piston

N81406

1982 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
28-8211028
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dorgate LLC (LLC)
Based
Charles City, IA
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Registration record

N81406 on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8211028
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Dorgate LLC
Charles City, IA
Certificate issued
2000-05-17
Airworthiness date
1983-07-19
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB1AAF
Mode S (octal)
52615257
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

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-05-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N81406 to the current registrant.
  • 1983-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
  • 1955-10-12
    N81406 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-24); cancelled.
Overview

About N81406

N81406 is a 1982 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8211028. The FAA register lists Dorgate LLC as the registrant in Charles City, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 17, 2000 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 July 19, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81406.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81406.

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.