Single-engine piston

N8251S

Piper Warrior II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
28-8316081
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airlife Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Elkridge, MD
Registration record

N8251S on the FAA register

Type
Piper Warrior II (FAA: Piper PA-28-161)
Serial
28-8316081
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Airlife Aviation LLC
Elkridge, MD
Certificate issued
2025-09-12
Airworthiness date
1983-04-29
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB45FA
Mode S (octal)
52642772
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
525 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N8251S to the current registrant.
  • 1983-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1980-10-02
    N8251S previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Arrow IV (s/n 28R-8031163); cancelled.
  • 1965-09-07
    N8251S previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15061851); cancelled.
Overview

About N8251S

N8251S is a Piper Warrior II (FAA model PA-28-161), serial number 28-8316081. The FAA register lists Airlife Aviation LLC as the registrant in Elkridge, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 12, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 525 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 29, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8251S.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
525 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,650 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,160 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8251S.

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.