Twin piston

N8417A

1981 Piper Seneca III

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
34-8133175
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gate 13 LLC (LLC)
Based
Santa Fe, NM
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Registration record

N8417A on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8133175
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Gate 13 LLC
Santa Fe, NM
Certificate issued
2022-05-17
Airworthiness date
1981-06-17
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB86DE
Mode S (octal)
52703336
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

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8417A to the current registrant.
  • 1999-12-23
    Accident at Alexandria, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-02-16
    N8417A previously assigned to a Beechcraft A35 (s/n D-1852); cancelled.
Overview

About N8417A

N8417A is a 1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8133175. The FAA register lists Gate 13 LLC as the registrant in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 17, 2022 and expires on May 31, 2029.

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 June 17, 1981.

N8417A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

1999-12-23 Accident · Alexandria, MN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI00LA053
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-34-220T
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision to continue flight into icing conditions. An additional cause was the directional control not maintained by the pilot. Contributing factors were the viewable area of the aircraft's heated windshield panel, in-flight icing conditions, the snow covered runway, haze, runway edge lights and the runway sign.

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.