Single-engine piston

N8240D

1980 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
28-8011125
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rockford, IL
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Registration record

N8240D on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8011125
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rockford, IL
Certificate issued
1992-05-22
Airworthiness date
1980-06-16
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB4213
Mode S (octal)
52641023
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N8240D to the current registrant.
  • 1980-06-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969-02-28
    N8240D previously assigned to a Beechcraft J35 Bonanza (s/n D5340); cancelled.
Overview

About N8240D

N8240D is a 1980 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8011125. It is registered to an individual in Rockford, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 1992 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 740 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 16, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8240D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-12-04 Accident · Chicago,Ill, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0976
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft J35 — a different aircraft that carried the N8240D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PUMP.PLT FAILED TO SWITCH TO ELEC BOOST PUMP.

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.