N8216T1982 Piper PA-32-301
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply10 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Name not published by the FAA
- Certificate issued
- Dec 17, 2024
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 28, 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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-32-301
- Year
- 1982
- Serial number
- 32-8206037
- 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
- AB37CE
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Io-540 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 300 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2024 – nowName not published by the FAAcurrent
- 1980Aviation Services International INCLock Haven, PA · different airframe: Piper Pa-28-181 S/N 28-8090311
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
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; … |
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (IO-540 SER)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 2004-05-24 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-540, IO-540, LTIO-540, O-540, and… | Mar 30, 2004 | Engine (IO-540 SER)Only with: Engines with crankshaft gear retaining bolts P/N STD-2209 installed; excludes O-540-F series engines subject to AD 99-03-05 with bolt not since replaced, engines with bolt installed at original assembly or replaced by Lycoming per SB 554 after November 10, 1998, engines with bolt from replacement kits 05K19987, 05K23325, 05K23326, 05K23327, 05K23335 or 05K23336, and engines with single-drive dual magnetos. |
| 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). |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (10)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Equipment and furnishings · elt · intermittentOct 15, 2015
DURING A ROUTINE ELT INSPECTION IAW 14 CFR 91.207, THE ELT G SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE UNITS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · intake valve · leakingDec 22, 2014
DURING A ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION, THE NR 2 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE COMPRESSION OF 30/80 WITH LEAKAGE OUT THE INTAKE VLV. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS FACTORY OVERHAULED ENG IN LESS THAN 500 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. THE FIRST TWO WERE THE NR 3 CYLINDER AT 294 HOURS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · crankcase · crackedJul 10, 2012
CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FORWARD LEFT CASE HALF PROPAGATING OUT FROM NR 2 CYLINDER BASE. DAMAGE FOUND DURING ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION. ENGINE GROUND RUN CONFIRMED CRACK WAS LEAKING OIL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Flight controls · bar · crackedAug 22, 2005
NOTICED EXCESS PLAY BETWEEN RT AND LT PEDALS DUE TO ELONGATED THRU BOLTS IN ASSY. UPON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND TUBE TO HAVE EXTREME CRACK RADIATING FROM THRU BOLT HOLE AND RADIATING AROUND TO BACK SIDE OF TUBE AND GOING OUT TO EACH SIDE IN A SPIRAL FRACTURE. PART WAS VERY NEAR TOTAL FAILURE. THIS PART…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · impulse coupling · wornJul 1, 1999
UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION OF IMPULSE COUPLING, FOUND THAT ONE OF THE PAWL ANCHOR PINS WAS LOOSE IN THE BODY OF THE IMPULSE. PART WAS IN SERVICE 202 HOURS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · impulse coupling · failedJun 24, 1999
DURING 100-HOUR INPSECTION OF MAGNETO, IMPULSE WAS FOUND TO BE NEAR TOTAL FAILURE. BOTH PAWL PINS WERE LOOSE IN BODY OF IMPULSE WITH ONE NEARLY READY TO PULL FREE. THIS ASSY HAD BEEN INSPECTED 98 HOURS PRIOR AND FOUND TO HAVE NORMAL WEAR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · magneto · wornSep 1, 1998
ROUTINE CHECK OF IMPULSE COUPLING REVEALED BOTH PAWLS EXCEED NORMAL GAP BETWEEN PAWLS AND PLATE BY AN EXTREME AMOUNT. ALSO, ONE PAWL PIN WAS OBVIOUSLY BENT SO THE HEAD TIPPED OUTBOARD FROM CENTER. THIS PART HAD BEEN INSPECTED 100 HOURS PRIOR AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS. THESE COUPLERS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · point set · failedJun 1, 1998
UPON REPORT OF DEAD RIGHT MAGNETO, FOUND CONTACT POINT LOOSE IN POINT SET BODY. OTHERWISE, POINT SET IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · impulse coupling · failedFeb 1, 1998
MAG IMPULSE COUPLING FAILED. REMOVED FROM ENGINE AT 469.8 HOURS SINCE NEW.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · line · crackedJul 27, 1997
RUN-UP, ROUGH ENGINE, FUEL SMELL. FOUND INJECTOR LINE CRACKED. AIRCRAFT JUST OUT OF 100-HOUR INSPECTION, NO INDICATION OF CRACKS, ETC. HAVE SEEN ALERT ON THIS IN THE PAST, HAVE NEVER FOUND ONE CRACKED BEFORE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026