Twin piston

N8303U

1980 Piper Seneca II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
348170048
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360-EB
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
International Air Service Inc Owner Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Carson City, NV
Registration record

N8303U on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Seneca II (FAA: Piper PA-34-200T)
Serial
348170048
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360-EB
Registered owner
International Air Service Inc Owner Trustee
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2026-01-15
Airworthiness date
2019-04-09
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB5B2E
Mode S (octal)
52655456
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
177 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N8303U to the current registrant.
  • 2019-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1997-08-19
    N8303U previously assigned to a Head Balloons AX8-105 (s/n 248); cancelled.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1972-02-09
    N8303U previously assigned to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk / 172F Skyhawk (s/n 17252203); cancelled.
Overview

About N8303U

N8303U is a 1980 Piper Seneca II (FAA model PA-34-200T), serial number 348170048. The FAA register lists International Air Service Inc Owner Trustee as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 15, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360-EB engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 177 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 9, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8303U. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
177 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,240 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,110 ft
Fuel burn
29 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-06-30 Accident · Lostine,Oreg, 37 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2264
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172F — a different aircraft that carried the N8303U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Y ALT.CRASHED ON 3D TKOF ATMT. ONE WAY STRIP.
1968-01-03 Accident · Richland,Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2528
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8303U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TION. WILD FOWL COUNT.
1965-04-04 Accident · Concord Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0706
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8303U 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.