Single-engine piston

N8448Z

1981 Piper Saratoga SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
32R-8129112
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bliss Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Saint Joseph, MI
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Registration record

N8448Z on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301T)
Serial
32R-8129112
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Bliss Air LLC
Saint Joseph, MI
Certificate issued
2020-11-14
Airworthiness date
1981-09-21
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB923D
Mode S (octal)
52711075
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
784 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N8448Z to the current registrant.
  • 1981-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973-06-25
    N8448Z previously assigned to a Cessna 205 (s/n 205-0448); cancelled.
Overview

About N8448Z

N8448Z is a 1981 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA model PA-32R-301T), serial number 32R-8129112. The FAA register lists Bliss Air LLC as the registrant in Saint Joseph, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 784 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 21, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8448Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
784 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,360 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,710 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-12-24 Accident · Taylorsville,Nc, 33 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3454
Reported aircraft: Cessna 205A — a different aircraft that carried the N8448Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IN CLDS TO CONT FLT VFR,HIT TREES ON MTN AT 1800FT

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.