Single-engine piston

N8785F

1976 Piper Lance

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
32R-7780116
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Garden City, SD
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Registration record

N8785F on the FAA register

Type
1976 Piper Lance (FAA: Piper PA-32R-300)
Serial
32R-7780116
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Garden City, SD
Certificate issued
2017-07-06
Airworthiness date
1976-12-17
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC171B
Mode S (octal)
53013433
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
865 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-07-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N8785F to the current registrant.
  • 1976-12-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1963-11-04
    N8785F previously assigned to a Hughes 269A Piston Helicopters / TH-55A Piston Helicopters / TH55A (s/n 72-0109); cancelled.
Overview

About N8785F

N8785F is a 1976 Piper Lance (FAA model PA-32R-300), serial number 32R-7780116. It is registered to co-owners in Garden City, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 6, 2017 and expires on July 31, 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 865 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 17, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8785F.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
865 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 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 N8785F.

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.