Single-engine piston

N8238C

1980 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
32-8006072
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-K1G5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Avionics Engineering Center + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Athens, OH
Registration record

N8238C on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32-301)
Serial
32-8006072
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-K1G5
Registered owner
Avionics Engineering Center + 1 co-owner
Athens, OH
Certificate issued
1984-03-14
Airworthiness date
2023-11-02
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB3F73
Mode S (octal)
52637563
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
159 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1984-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N8238C to the current registrant.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1971-01-04
    N8238C previously assigned to a Piper PA-22 (s/n 22-2324); cancelled.
Overview

About N8238C

N8238C is a 1980 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32-301), serial number 32-8006072. The FAA register lists Avionics Engineering Center + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Athens, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 1984 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 159 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 2, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8238C.

Cruise
159 kt
Range
550 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,196 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,667 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8238C.

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.