Twin piston

N8166U

1980 Piper Seneca II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
34-8070173
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eli Air Center Inc (Corporation)
Based
Parkland, FL
Registration record

N8166U on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Seneca II (FAA: Piper PA-34-200T)
Serial
34-8070173
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Eli Air Center Inc
Parkland, FL
Certificate issued
1991-07-29
Airworthiness date
1980-03-13
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB22E3
Mode S (octal)
52621343
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
177 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-08-13
    Accident at Fort Lauderdale, FL; damage: minor.
  • 1991-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N8166U to the current registrant.
  • 1980-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-05-16
    N8166U previously assigned to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk / 172F Skyhawk (s/n 17252066); cancelled.
Overview

About N8166U

N8166U is a 1980 Piper Seneca II (FAA model PA-34-200T), serial number 34-8070173. The FAA register lists Eli Air Center Inc as the registrant in Parkland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 1991 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 177 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 13, 1980.

N8166U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
177 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,240 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,110 ft
Fuel burn
29 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-08-13 Accident · Fort Lauderdale, FL Damage: Minor NTSB · GAA16CA454A
Reported aircraft: Piper PA 34
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the brake was fully engaged and his subsequent failure to notice that his airplane was rolling forward, which resulted in it hitting another airplane.
1967-03-16 Accident · Carmel, Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0281
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8166U registration before this airframe.
1967-02-17 Accident · El Monte,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0518
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8166U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AVOID HITTING CHILD.

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.