Single-engine piston

N8257E

1982 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
28-8211045
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tv Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Raleigh, NC
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Registration record

N8257E on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8211045
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Tv Air LLC
Raleigh, NC
Certificate issued
2024-09-16
Airworthiness date
1982-06-17
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB46C0
Mode S (octal)
52643300
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

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N8257E to the current registrant.
  • 1982-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980-10-02
    N8257E previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 28-8190017); cancelled.
Overview

About N8257E

N8257E is a 1982 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8211045. The FAA register lists Tv Air LLC as the registrant in Raleigh, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

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 17, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8257E.

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 N8257E.

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.