Single-engine piston

N9298D

1997 Piper Saratoga II TC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
3257002
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aims Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Kingsport, TN
Registration record

N9298D on the FAA register

Type
1997 Piper Saratoga II TC (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301T)
Serial
3257002
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Aims Air LLC
Kingsport, TN
Certificate issued
2002-03-05
Airworthiness date
1997-05-19
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
ACE30D
Mode S (octal)
53161415
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
950 nm
Cruise (type)
175 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-06-21
    Accident at Mansfield, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 2002-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N9298D to the current registrant.
  • 1997-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1961-04-25
    N9298D previously assigned to a Piper PA-18-A150RESTD (s/n 18-6605); cancelled.
Overview

About N9298D

N9298D is a 1997 Piper Saratoga II TC (FAA model PA-32R-301T), serial number 3257002. The FAA register lists Aims Air LLC as the registrant in Kingsport, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2002 and expires on October 31, 2029.

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 175 knots and a range of about 950 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated May 19, 1997.

N9298D has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
175 kt
Range
950 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,110 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
19 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-06-21 Accident · Mansfield, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · IAD03CA059
Reported aircraft: Piper Saratoga II TC PA32-
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor was the gusty wind conditions.

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.