Single-engine piston

N8181H

1980 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
288011073
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lao Investments LLC (LLC)
Based
Meeker, CO
Registration record

N8181H on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
288011073
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Lao Investments LLC
Meeker, CO
Certificate issued
2025-03-28
Airworthiness date
1980-02-28
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB2997
Mode S (octal)
52624627
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

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8181H to the current registrant.
  • 1992-12-09
    N8181H previously assigned to a Beechcraft C-45H (s/n 52-10637); cancelled.
  • 1980-02-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8181H

N8181H is a 1980 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 288011073. The FAA register lists Lao Investments LLC as the registrant in Meeker, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 February 28, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8181H. 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

Published figures for the Piper Dakota type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Dakota specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-02-05 Accident · Port Angeles,Wash, 47 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3151
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-45H — a different aircraft that carried the N8181H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TRIM FULL NOSEDOWN.WT-BAL OK.PLT AT CTLS UNKN.

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.