Twin piston

N8434M

1981 Piper Seneca III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
34-8133220
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360-KB
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Westlake, OH
Registration record

N8434M on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8133220
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360-KB
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Westlake, OH
Certificate issued
2020-12-05
Airworthiness date
1981-07-23
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB8DEE
Mode S (octal)
52706756
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

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N8434M to the current registrant.
  • 1981-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973-05-24
    N8434M previously assigned to a Cessna 150 Aerobat (s/n A15000134); cancelled.
Overview

About N8434M

N8434M is a 1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8133220. It is registered to an individual in Westlake, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360-KB 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 July 23, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8434M. 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

Published figures for the Piper Seneca III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Seneca III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-11-25 Accident · Pompano Beach,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3681
Reported aircraft: Cessna A150K — a different aircraft that carried the N8434M registration before this airframe.

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.