Single-engine piston

N8240E

1980 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
28-8011126
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Simplelife Skys LLC (LLC)
Based
Van Buren, AR
Registration record

N8240E on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8011126
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Simplelife Skys LLC
Van Buren, AR
Certificate issued
2020-07-24
Airworthiness date
1980-06-19
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB4214
Mode S (octal)
52641024
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N8240E.
  • 1980-06-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8240E

N8240E is a 1980 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8011126. The FAA register lists Simplelife Skys LLC as the registrant in Van Buren, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 2020 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 19, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8240E.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8240E.

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.