N8438E
1982 Piper Dakota
N8438E on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-09-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2015-09-30Certificate of registration issued as N8438E to the current registrant.
- 2001-02-20Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1982Manufactured (1982).
- 1971-03-31N8438E previously assigned to a Bell 47J-2 (s/n 1816); cancelled.
About N8438E
N8438E is a 1982 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8211001. It is registered to an individual in Cameron Park, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.
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 February 20, 2001.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8438E. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
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Accident & incident history
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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.
