Twin piston

N8417H

1981 Piper Seneca III

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
34-8133178
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Walser Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Warwick, RI
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Registration record

N8417H on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8133178
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Walser Air LLC
Warwick, RI
Certificate issued
2021-12-17
Airworthiness date
1981-06-11
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB86E5
Mode S (octal)
52703345
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8417H.
  • 1989-03-12
    Accident at St Augustine, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8417H

N8417H is a 1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8133178. The FAA register lists Walser Air LLC as the registrant in Warwick, Rhode Island. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 2021 and expires on December 31, 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 June 11, 1981.

N8417H 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
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

1989-03-12 Accident · St Augustine, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA89LA104
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-34-220T
Probable cause: INADVERTENTLY RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, AND FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO NOTE THAT THE GEAR HAD BEEN RETRACTED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE STUDENT PILOT.
1965-01-21 Accident · Lancaster Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0024
Reported aircraft: Convair CV-340 — a different aircraft that carried the N8417H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: S DUE NO.1 ENG.HYD.PUMP INOP.& NO.2 ENG.INOP.

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.