Single-engine piston

N8281Y

1980 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
328106003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Reined Out LLC (LLC)
Based
Nantucket, MA
Registration record

N8281Y on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32-301)
Serial
328106003
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Reined Out LLC
Nantucket, MA
Certificate issued
2024-04-03
Airworthiness date
1997-01-15
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB5125
Mode S (octal)
52650445
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
159 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N8281Y.
  • 1997-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1986-12-29
    Accident at Wheeling, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N8281Y

N8281Y is a 1980 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32-301), serial number 328106003. The FAA register lists Reined Out LLC as the registrant in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 159 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 15, 1997.

N8281Y has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
159 kt
Range
550 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,196 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,667 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-12-29 Accident · Wheeling, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI87FA057
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32-301

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.