Twin piston

N8390K

1981 Piper PA-44-180T

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1981
Serial
44-8107061
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TSIO-360SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wingsleasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Wichita, KS
Registration record

N8390K on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper PA-44-180T
Serial
44-8107061
Engines
2 × Lycoming TSIO-360SER
Registered owner
Wingsleasing LLC
Wichita, KS
Certificate issued
2023-07-20
Airworthiness date
1982-03-10
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB7C2B
Mode S (octal)
52676053
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
850 nm
Cruise (type)
183 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-07
    Accident at St. George, UT; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-07-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N8390K to the current registrant.
  • 2013-05-11
    Accident at Loxahatchee, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-03-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1958-03-31
    N8390K previously assigned to a Stinson 108-1 (s/n 108-1390); cancelled.
Overview

About N8390K

N8390K is a 1981 Piper PA-44-180T, serial number 44-8107061. The FAA register lists Wingsleasing LLC as the registrant in Wichita, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 20, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TSIO-360SER engines and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 183 knots and a range of about 850 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 10, 1982.

N8390K has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
183 kt
Range
850 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,500 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,400 ft
Fuel burn
20 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-44-180T type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-06-07 Accident · St. George, UT Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR26LA211
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-44-180T
Preliminary report: On June 7, 2026, about 1012 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-44-180T, N8390K, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near St. George, Utah. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, he conducted three, day visual flight rules cross-country flights in the multiengine airplane. Prior to the first flight, he used a fuel dipstick to check the fuel quantity in the left and right fuel tank, which he observed 30 gallons of 100LL fuel in each. The first flight leg was flown from South Valley Regional Airport (SVR), West Jordan, Utah, to Logan-Cache…
NTSB report ↗
2013-05-11 Accident · Loxahatchee, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA13CA240
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-44-180T
Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird.

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.