Twin piston

N81CN

1981 Piper Seneca III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
34-8133110
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Columbia Aircraft Inc (Corporation)
Based
Columbia, SC
Registration record

N81CN on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8133110
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Columbia Aircraft Inc
Columbia, SC
Certificate issued
2007-05-19
Airworthiness date
1995-08-10
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB0742
Mode S (octal)
52603502
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
178 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-05-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N81CN to the current registrant.
  • 1995-08-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N81CN

N81CN is a 1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8133110. The FAA register lists Columbia Aircraft Inc as the registrant in Columbia, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 19, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 178 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 10, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81CN.

Cruise
178 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
220
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,210 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,978 ft
Fuel burn
26 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81CN.

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.