Single-engine piston

N8871C

1953 Piper Tri-Pacer

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1953
Serial
22-1484
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Snellville, GA
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Registration record

N8871C on the FAA register

Type
1953 Piper Tri-Pacer (FAA: Piper PA-22-135)
Serial
22-1484
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee
Snellville, GA
Certificate issued
2024-04-08
Airworthiness date
1955-10-21
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC3A54
Mode S (octal)
53035124
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
470 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N8871C.
  • 1964-04-08
    Accident at Traer Iowa, 15; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N8871C

N8871C is a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer (FAA model PA-22-135), serial number 22-1484. The FAA register lists Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee as the registrant in Snellville, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 107 knots and a range of about 470 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated October 21, 1955.

N8871C has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
107 kt
Range
470 nm
Power / thrust (each)
135
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,280 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Tri-Pacer type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-04-08 Accident · Traer Iowa, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0857
Reported aircraft: Piper PA22

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.