N8256L
1982 Piper Dakota
N8256L on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-04-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2004-09-10Certificate of registration issued as N8256L to the current registrant.
- 1982-05-28Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1980-10-10N8256L previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 28-8116016); cancelled.
- 1967-09-14N8256L previously assigned to a Cessna 172H Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17256456); cancelled.
About N8256L
N8256L is a 1982 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8211044. It is registered to an individual in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2028.
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 May 28, 1982.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8256L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
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Accident & incident history
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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.
