Single-engine piston

N8470H

1981 Piper Dakota

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
28-8211018
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eagle Air Us Inc (Corporation)
Based
Eau Claire, WI
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Registration record

N8470H on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-8211018
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Eagle Air Us Inc
Eau Claire, WI
Certificate issued
2025-10-28
Airworthiness date
1981-11-02
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB9C3A
Mode S (octal)
52716072
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8470H.
  • 1986-01-11
    Accident at Schaumburg, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-11-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8470H

N8470H is a 1981 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-8211018. The FAA register lists Eagle Air Us Inc as the registrant in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 November 2, 1981.

N8470H has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-01-11 Accident · Schaumburg, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI86LA064
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-236

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.