Aircraft record

N8063TPiper PA-32-301

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Sep 2005)4 ADs may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Sep 30, 2027
Based in: Grass Valley, CA; owner city / state
Owners: 1; since 2020
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2005
ADs may apply: 4; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Grass Valley, CA
Certificate issued: Sep 18, 2020
Expires: Sep 30, 2027
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Jan 20, 1982

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Piper
Model: PA-32-301
Serial number: 32-8206018
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 7
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AAFAFA

Engine

Type: Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2020 – nowIndividual ownerGrass Valley, CA · current
until 1960Cessna Aircraft CoWichita, KS · different airframe: Cessna 175a S/N 56763

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 16, 2005 · Reno, NV

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors to the accident were the gusting quartering tail wind conditions.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: LAX05CA307

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX05CA307)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2013-02-13	Stabilizer Control System	Mar 11, 2013	Airframe (PA-32-301)
2010-15-10	Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes	Aug 31, 2010	Airframe (PA-32-301)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; …
99-05-09	The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA- 24, PA-28, PA-32, and PA-34 Series Airplanes	Mar 19, 1999	Airframe (PA-32-301)Certain serial numbers: PA-23-235 27-505–27-622; PA-23-250 27-01–27-2504; PA-24-180 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-250 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-260 24-3642; PA-24-260 24-4000–24-5028; …. Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2).
95-26-13	The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series…	Feb 5, 1996	Airframe (PA-32-301)Only with: Equipped with oil cooler hose assemblies that do not meet TSO-C53a, Type D requirements.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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