Single-engine piston

N82965

1980 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
32-8106011
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mockingbird Flying Club (Corporation)
Based
Sioux Falls, SD
Registration record

N82965 on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32-301)
Serial
32-8106011
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Mockingbird Flying Club
Sioux Falls, SD
Certificate issued
2017-02-09
Airworthiness date
1980-11-07
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB5592
Mode S (octal)
52652622
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N82965.
  • 1980-11-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N82965

N82965 is a 1980 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32-301), serial number 32-8106011. The FAA register lists Mockingbird Flying Club as the registrant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 9, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 November 7, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N82965.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N82965.

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.