Single-engine piston

N8274H

1980 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
28-8190052
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thunderbird Aircraft Co (Corporation)
Based
Bloomington, MN
Registration record

N8274H on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8190052
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Thunderbird Aircraft Co
Bloomington, MN
Certificate issued
2002-06-12
Airworthiness date
1980-09-22
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB4DC8
Mode S (octal)
52646710
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-28
    Accident at Minneapolis, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 2002-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N8274H.
  • 1980-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N8274H

N8274H is a 1980 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8190052. The FAA register lists Thunderbird Aircraft Co as the registrant in Bloomington, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 2002 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 September 22, 1980.

N8274H has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Piper Archer II type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Archer II specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-11-28 Accident · Minneapolis, MN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN24LA050
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation that was the result of a leaking fuel drain.
1965-06-14 Incident · Santiago Chile Sa, 74 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0039
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N8274H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: URE IN B-RETURN HYDRAULIC LINE,CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

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.