Twin piston

N8372U

1981 Piper Seneca III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
34-8133070
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ogopogo Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Sonora, CA
Registration record

N8372U on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8133070
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Ogopogo Foundation
Sonora, CA
Certificate issued
2009-04-01
Airworthiness date
1981-03-31
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB750C
Mode S (octal)
52672414
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
178 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N8372U to the current registrant.
  • 1981-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968-02-09
    N8372U previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 17252272); cancelled.
Overview

About N8372U

N8372U is a 1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8133070. The FAA register lists Ogopogo Foundation as the registrant in Sonora, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2009 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 178 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 31, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8372U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
178 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
220
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,210 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,978 ft
Fuel burn
26 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-10-08 Accident · Isle Culebra,Pr, 61 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 1105
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8372U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WITH 3/4 FLAPS.ATTEMPTED TO RET TO FLD.HI TERRAIN.

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.