Twin piston

N8401M

1981 Piper Seneca III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
34-8133137
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rlv Industries Inc (Corporation)
Based
Westerly, RI
Registration record

N8401M on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8133137
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Rlv Industries Inc
Westerly, RI
Certificate issued
1994-10-06
Airworthiness date
1981-05-21
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB8260
Mode S (octal)
52701140
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

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N8401M to the current registrant.
  • 1981-05-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1975-06-24
    N8401M previously assigned to a Cessna 150 Aerobat (s/n A15000101); cancelled.
Overview

About N8401M

N8401M is a 1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8133137. The FAA register lists Rlv Industries Inc as the registrant in Westerly, Rhode Island. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 1994 and expires on November 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 21, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8401M.

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 N8401M.

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.