Twin piston

N8218S

1982 Piper Seneca III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
34-8233165
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thoroughbred Aviation Ltd (Corporation)
Based
State College, PA
Registration record

N8218S on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8233165
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Thoroughbred Aviation Ltd
State College, PA
Certificate issued
1987-06-01
Airworthiness date
1982-06-17
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB3813
Mode S (octal)
52634023
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

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-06-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N8218S to the current registrant.
  • 1982-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980-05-15
    N8218S previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 28-8090317); cancelled.
  • 1974-04-24
    N8218S previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15061818); cancelled.
Overview

About N8218S

N8218S is a 1982 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8233165. The FAA register lists Thoroughbred Aviation Ltd as the registrant in State College, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 1, 1987 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 June 17, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8218S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-03-08 Accident · Conway,Ark, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0375
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150F — a different aircraft that carried the N8218S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TREES.

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.