Single-engine piston

N8454A

1981 Piper Warrior II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
28-8216046
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cannon Air Force Base Aero Club (Government)
Based
Clovis, NM
Registration record

N8454A on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Warrior II (FAA: Piper PA-28-161)
Serial
28-8216046
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Cannon Air Force Base Aero Club
Clovis, NM
Certificate issued
2023-10-31
Airworthiness date
1981-09-23
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB9551
Mode S (octal)
52712521
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
525 nm
Cruise (type)
118 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N8454A to the current registrant.
  • 1981-09-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N8454A

N8454A is a 1981 Piper Warrior II (FAA model PA-28-161), serial number 28-8216046. The FAA register lists Cannon Air Force Base Aero Club as the registrant in Clovis, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 118 knots and a range of about 525 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated September 23, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8454A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
118 kt
Range
525 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,650 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,160 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-02-12 Accident · Elko,Nev, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0162
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A35 — a different aircraft that carried the N8454A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D WRONG TANK.T TYPE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Piper Warrior II aircraft

All 1,497 Piper Warrior II registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in New Mexico

All 3,108 aircraft registered in New Mexico →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

  • N100RZ2010 Cirrus SR22-G3 Turbo
  • N17PZ1981 Piper Archer II
  • N4RQ1984 Cessna 182P Skylane
  • N105JR1981 Piper Super Cub
  • N101GV1998 Cessna 172S
  • N104WW1981 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
More from Piper

Piper models on the register

Own N8454A?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Piper aircraft for sale· Piper Warrior II overview· Aircraft registered in New Mexico· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.