Single-engine piston

N8262K

1982 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1982
Serial
28-8290165
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hesston College (Corporation)
Based
Hesston, KS
Registration record

N8262K on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8290165
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Hesston College
Hesston, KS
Certificate issued
2025-10-28
Airworthiness date
1982-07-21
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB49CD
Mode S (octal)
52644715
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8262K to the current registrant.
  • 1997-08-19
    Accident at Brickerville, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1980-06-06
    N8262K previously assigned to a Gulfstream Gulfstream AM G-164D (s/n 10D); cancelled.
  • 1949-06-04
    N8262K previously assigned to a Stinson 108-1 (s/n 108-1-1262); cancelled.
Overview

About N8262K

N8262K is a 1982 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8290165. The FAA register lists Hesston College as the registrant in Hesston, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated July 21, 1982.

N8262K has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-08-19 Accident · Brickerville, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC97LA167
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Probable cause: Fuel starvation as a result of the pilot performing a takeoff with the fuel selector in the 'OFF' position.

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.