Single-engine piston

N8272A

1982 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
28-8311003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bakersville, NC
Registration record

N8272A on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8311003
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bakersville, NC
Certificate issued
2023-10-10
Airworthiness date
1982-09-08
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB4D7B
Mode S (octal)
52646573
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

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N8272A to the current registrant.
  • 1982-09-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980-11-18
    N8272A previously assigned to a Piper Seneca II (s/n 34-8070366); cancelled.
  • 1954-03-18
    N8272A previously assigned to a Cessna 170B (s/n 25124); cancelled.
Overview

About N8272A

N8272A is a 1982 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8311003. It is registered to an individual in Bakersville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 10, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-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 September 8, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8272A.

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 N8272A.

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.