Single-engine piston

N8384E

1981 Piper Archer II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
28-8190236
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
G & M Aircraft Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wheat Ridge, CO
Registration record

N8384E on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-8190236
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
G & M Aircraft Inc
Wheat Ridge, CO
Certificate issued
2015-01-28
Airworthiness date
1981-04-08
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB78FB
Mode S (octal)
52674373
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-11
    Accident at Colorado Springs, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 2015-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8384E to the current registrant.
  • 1981-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1970-07-14
    N8384E previously assigned to a Mooney M20A (s/n 1562); cancelled.
Overview

About N8384E

N8384E is a 1981 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-8190236. The FAA register lists G & M Aircraft Inc as the registrant in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2015 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 8, 1981.

N8384E 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
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-09-11 Accident · Colorado Springs, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN19LA314
Reported aircraft: Piper PA28
Probable cause: The pilot's improper taxi speed and his excessive use of brakes, which resulted in a brake fire and substantial thermal damage to the airplane.
1965-09-07 Accident · Prince Albert Can, 71 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 6 0078
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20A — a different aircraft that carried the N8384E 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.