Single-engine piston

N8203D

1982 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1982
Serial
28-8290120
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vans Holding LLC (LLC)
Based
Canton, OH
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Registration record

N8203D on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8290120
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Vans Holding LLC
Canton, OH
Certificate issued
2025-09-17
Airworthiness date
1982-04-01
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB33A0
Mode S (octal)
52631640
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8203D to the current registrant.
  • 1985-07-09
    Accident at Austin, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1967-11-13
    N8203D previously assigned to a Beechcraft H35 Bonanza (s/n D5315); cancelled.
Overview

About N8203D

N8203D is a 1982 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8290120. The FAA register lists Vans Holding LLC as the registrant in Canton, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 1, 1982.

N8203D has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-07-09 Accident · Austin, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · FTW85LA278
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
1967-04-15 Accident · Liberty,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0205
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft H35 — a different aircraft that carried the N8203D registration before this airframe.

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.