Single-engine piston

N8451B

1981 Piper Saratoga SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
32R-8113121
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bmw Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Norwalk, IA
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Registration record

N8451B on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
32R-8113121
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Bmw Air LLC
Norwalk, IA
Certificate issued
2023-02-07
Airworthiness date
1981-10-05
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB94E9
Mode S (octal)
52712351
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8451B.
  • 1981-10-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8451B

N8451B is a 1981 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 32R-8113121. The FAA register lists Bmw Air LLC as the registrant in Norwalk, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-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 October 5, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8451B.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8451B.

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.