Twin piston

N8399A

1981 Piper Seneca III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
34-8133130
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
L C Shearer LLC (LLC)
Based
Battle Ground, WA
Registration record

N8399A on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8133130
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
L C Shearer LLC
Battle Ground, WA
Certificate issued
2010-07-07
Airworthiness date
1981-05-08
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB7D5D
Mode S (octal)
52676535
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8399A.
  • 1981-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8399A

N8399A is a 1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8133130. The FAA register lists L C Shearer LLC as the registrant in Battle Ground, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2010 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 May 8, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8399A.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8399A.

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.