Single-engine piston

N8218K

1982 Piper Turbo Saratoga SP (1980 - 1987)

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
32R-8229063
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N8218K LLC (LLC)
Based
Chico, CA
Registration record

N8218K on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Turbo Saratoga SP (1980 - 1987) (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301T)
Serial
32R-8229063
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
N8218K LLC
Chico, CA
Certificate issued
2025-09-06
Airworthiness date
1982-09-23
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB380C
Mode S (octal)
52634014
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
784 nm
Cruise (type)
177 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N8218K to the current registrant.
  • 1982-09-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980-05-22
    N8218K previously assigned to a Gulfstream Gulfstream AM G-164B (s/n 615B); cancelled.
  • 1960-12-28
    N8218K previously assigned to a Stinson 108-2 (s/n 108-1218); cancelled.
Overview

About N8218K

N8218K is a 1982 Piper Turbo Saratoga SP (1980 - 1987) (FAA model PA-32R-301T), serial number 32R-8229063. The FAA register lists N8218K LLC as the registrant in Chico, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 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 177 knots and a range of about 784 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 23, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8218K.

Cruise
177 kt
Range
784 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,590 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,725 ft
Fuel burn
19 gph

Published figures for the Piper Turbo Saratoga SP (1980 - 1987) type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8218K.

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.