Single-engine piston

N8173P

1980 Piper T Saratoga

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
32-8024015
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lao Investments LLC (LLC)
Based
Meeker, CO
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Registration record

N8173P on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper T Saratoga (FAA: Piper PA-32-301T)
Serial
32-8024015
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Lao Investments LLC
Meeker, CO
Certificate issued
2025-09-27
Airworthiness date
1980-03-06
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB262C
Mode S (octal)
52623054
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
745 nm
Cruise (type)
150 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N8173P to the current registrant.
  • 1980-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-08-16
    N8173P previously assigned to a Piper Comanche 180 (s/n 24-3429); cancelled.
  • 1965-06-27
    Accident at Neffsville Pa, 38; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N8173P

N8173P is a 1980 Piper T Saratoga (FAA model PA-32-301T), serial number 32-8024015. The FAA register lists Lao Investments LLC as the registrant in Meeker, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 27, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 150 knots and a range of about 745 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 6, 1980.

N8173P has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
150 kt
Range
745 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,759 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,612 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-06-27 Accident · Neffsville Pa, 38 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 2 0690
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-24

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.