Single-engine piston

N8163E

Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
28-8011066
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fresno, CA
Registration record

N8163E on the FAA register

Type
Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8011066
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fresno, CA
Certificate issued
2018-08-03
Airworthiness date
1980-01-28
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB226C
Mode S (octal)
52621154
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N8163E to the current registrant.
  • 1980-01-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973-11-15
    N8163E previously assigned to a Mooney M20A (s/n 1434); cancelled.
Overview

About N8163E

N8163E is a Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8011066. It is registered to an individual in Fresno, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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 January 28, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8163E. 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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-09-30 Accident · Overgaard,Ariz, 03 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3071
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20A — a different aircraft that carried the N8163E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER TANK SELECTION.RECOVERY DATE 10/5/73.

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.