Single-engine piston

N8279W

Piper Arrow IV

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
28R-8118010
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Cat Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Orinda, CA
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Registration record

N8279W on the FAA register

Type
Piper Arrow IV (FAA: Piper PA-28RT-201)
Serial
28R-8118010
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Blue Cat Aviation LLC
Orinda, CA
Certificate issued
2021-01-25
Airworthiness date
1980-09-25
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB4E84
Mode S (octal)
52647204
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N8279W.
  • 1980-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8279W

N8279W is a Piper Arrow IV (FAA model PA-28RT-201), serial number 28R-8118010. The FAA register lists Blue Cat Aviation LLC as the registrant in Orinda, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 25, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8279W.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
770 ft
Landing over 50 ft
780 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8279W.

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.