Single-engine piston

N8279Y

1980 Piper T Saratoga

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
32-8024052
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Saratoga Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Sioux Falls, SD
Registration record

N8279Y on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper T Saratoga (FAA: Piper PA-32-301T)
Serial
32-8024052
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Saratoga Aviation LLC
Sioux Falls, SD
Certificate issued
2026-06-24
Airworthiness date
1980-10-14
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB4E86
Mode S (octal)
52647206
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
745 nm
Cruise (type)
150 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N8279Y to the current registrant.
  • 1980-10-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1967-11-29
    N8279Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche / Twin Comanche PA-30 / Turbo TWIN Comanche (s/n 30-1413); cancelled.
Overview

About N8279Y

N8279Y is a 1980 Piper T Saratoga (FAA model PA-32-301T), serial number 32-8024052. The FAA register lists Saratoga Aviation LLC as the registrant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 150 knots and a range of about 745 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 14, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8279Y.

Cruise
150 kt
Range
745 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,759 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,612 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8279Y.

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.