Single-engine piston

N8347W

1981 Piper Saratoga SP

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1981
Serial
32R-8113049
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kirk Kevin J + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Pulaski, PA
Registration record

N8347W on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
32R-8113049
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Kirk Kevin J + 1 co-owner
Pulaski, PA
Certificate issued
2025-12-17
Airworthiness date
1981-02-27
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB6A98
Mode S (octal)
52665230
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
784 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8347W to the current registrant.
  • 1981-02-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-06-12
    N8347W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 28-2534); cancelled.
  • 1969-05-16
    Accident at Fairview,Nc, 33; damage: destroyed.
  • 1967-10-22
    Accident at Augusta,Ga, 10; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N8347W

N8347W is a 1981 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 32R-8113049. The FAA register lists Kirk Kevin J + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Pulaski, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

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 158 knots and a range of about 784 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 27, 1981.

N8347W has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
784 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,360 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,710 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-05-16 Accident · Fairview,Nc, 33 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1852
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28
Probable cause: STS WHILE IFR AT 10,000FT. DELAYED DECLARING EMERG
1967-10-22 Accident · Augusta,Ga, 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4019
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28

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.