Single-engine piston

N8288A

1982 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1982
Serial
28-8390020
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
White Cloud, MI
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Registration record

N8288A on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8390020
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4M
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
White Cloud, MI
Certificate issued
2009-10-01
Airworthiness date
1982-11-17
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB5204
Mode S (octal)
52651004
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-10-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N8288A.
  • 1987-08-15
    Accident at Vergennes, VT; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N8288A

N8288A is a 1982 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8390020. It is registered to co-owners in White Cloud, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 1, 2009 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A4M 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 November 17, 1982.

N8288A 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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-08-15 Accident · Vergennes, VT Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC87LA234
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28RT-201T
1975-11-14 Accident · St James,Mi, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3772
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170B — a different aircraft that carried the N8288A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: REV TIED DOWN DRG 75MPH WND WITHOUT GUST LOCKS.

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.