Single-engine piston

N8303D

1981 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
28-8111032
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Phoenix Mooney LLC (LLC)
Based
Vista, CA
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Registration record

N8303D on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8111032
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Phoenix Mooney LLC
Vista, CA
Certificate issued
2023-12-09
Airworthiness date
1981-10-29
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB5B1F
Mode S (octal)
52655437
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N8303D to the current registrant.
  • 1981-10-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-08-06
    N8303D previously assigned to a Beechcraft 95 Travel Air (s/n TD-20); cancelled.
Overview

About N8303D

N8303D is a 1981 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8111032. The FAA register lists Phoenix Mooney LLC as the registrant in Vista, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 740 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 29, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8303D.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8303D.

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.