Single-engine piston

N8418E

1981 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
28-8111083
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tri-State Waterstoppers LLC (LLC)
Based
Ruffs Dale, PA
Registration record

N8418E on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8111083
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Tri-State Waterstoppers LLC
Ruffs Dale, PA
Certificate issued
2019-05-06
Airworthiness date
1981-05-29
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB8705
Mode S (octal)
52703405
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N8418E to the current registrant.
  • 1981-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-02-08
    N8418E previously assigned to a Bell 47G-3 (s/n 2605); cancelled.
Overview

About N8418E

N8418E is a 1981 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8111083. The FAA register lists Tri-State Waterstoppers LLC as the registrant in Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 740 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 29, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8418E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-10-20 Accident · Stevensville Mont, 26 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0855
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G3 — a different aircraft that carried the N8418E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MISC-LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE

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.