Single-engine piston

N9253M

1985 Piper Saratoga SP

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1985
Serial
32R-8513010
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Eagle Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Singer Island, FL
Registration record

N9253M on the FAA register

Type
1985 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
32R-8513010
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Blue Eagle Air LLC
Singer Island, FL
Certificate issued
2007-04-18
Airworthiness date
1985-09-24
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ACD38A
Mode S (octal)
53151612
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-09
    Accident at Stella Maris; damage: destroyed.
  • 2007-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N9253M to the current registrant.
  • 1985-09-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968-02-12
    N9253M previously assigned to a Mooney M20E Super 21 / M20E Chaparral (s/n 1200); cancelled.
Overview

About N9253M

N9253M is a 1985 Piper Saratoga SP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 32R-8513010. The FAA register lists Blue Eagle Air LLC as the registrant in Singer Island, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2007 and expires on May 31, 2027.

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 September 24, 1985.

N9253M has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2023-06-09 Accident · Stella Maris Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · GAA23WA165
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R-301
1967-11-26 Accident · Tallahassee,Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 1023
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20E — a different aircraft that carried the N9253M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LEW IN MARGINAL VFR. FSS RECOMMENDED PLT NOT FLY.

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.