Single-engine piston

N8194E

1980 Piper T Saratoga

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1980
Serial
32-8024024
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bill W Chu Inc (Corporation)
Based
Madera, CA
Registration record

N8194E on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper T Saratoga (FAA: Piper PA-32-301T)
Serial
32-8024024
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Bill W Chu Inc
Madera, CA
Certificate issued
1996-03-21
Airworthiness date
1980-05-19
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB2DB4
Mode S (octal)
52626664
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

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-03-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N8194E to the current registrant.
  • 1984-03-27
    Accident at Haskell, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-09-04
    Accident at Timberon,Nm, 31; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-06-10
    N8194E previously assigned to a Mooney M20A (s/n 1465); cancelled.
Overview

About N8194E

N8194E is a 1980 Piper T Saratoga (FAA model PA-32-301T), serial number 32-8024024. The FAA register lists Bill W Chu Inc as the registrant in Madera, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 21, 1996 and expires on October 31, 2029.

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 May 19, 1980.

N8194E has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1984-03-27 Accident · Haskell, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW84LA178
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32-301T
1981-09-04 Accident · Timberon,Nm, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2539
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32
Probable cause: R STRUCK ROCK BESIDE NARROW RWY.
1967-10-05 Accident · Plano,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3602
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20A — a different aircraft that carried the N8194E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HE HUB.

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.