Single-engine piston

N8168Z

1980 Piper Turbo Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
28R-8031074
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Little Doing Big Inc (Corporation)
Based
Templeton, CA
Registration record

N8168Z on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Turbo Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-201T)
Serial
28R-8031074
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Little Doing Big Inc
Templeton, CA
Certificate issued
2012-09-26
Airworthiness date
2001-04-13
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB232E
Mode S (octal)
52621456
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
729 nm
Cruise (type)
156 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-09-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8168Z to the current registrant.
  • 2001-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1971-08-26
    N8168Z previously assigned to a Cessna 205 (s/n 205-0168); cancelled.
Overview

About N8168Z

N8168Z is a 1980 Piper Turbo Dakota (FAA model PA-28-201T), serial number 28R-8031074. The FAA register lists Little Doing Big Inc as the registrant in Templeton, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 26, 2012 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 156 knots and a range of about 729 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 13, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8168Z.

Cruise
156 kt
Range
729 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,402 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,697 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8168Z.

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.