Single-engine piston

N8303Q

1982 Piper Dakota

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1982
Serial
28-8311006
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ducota 6 LLC (LLC)
Based
Jasper, IN
Registration record

N8303Q on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8311006
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Ducota 6 LLC
Jasper, IN
Certificate issued
2024-04-05
Airworthiness date
1982-11-09
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB5B2A
Mode S (octal)
52655452
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

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N8303Q to the current registrant.
  • 1992-06-13
    Accident at Indian River, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-11-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979-12-19
    N8303Q previously assigned to a Cessna TU206F / 206 Stationair / Turbo U206F Stationair (s/n U20603164); cancelled.
Overview

About N8303Q

N8303Q is a 1982 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8311006. The FAA register lists Ducota 6 LLC as the registrant in Jasper, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

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 November 9, 1982.

N8303Q 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
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper Dakota type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Dakota specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-06-13 Accident · Indian River, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI92LA176
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-236
Probable cause: AN ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A DEER DURING A LANDING GROUND ROLL.
1977-06-01 Accident · Grand Canyon,Az, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1150
Reported aircraft: Cessna TU206F — a different aircraft that carried the N8303Q registration before this airframe.

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.