N8279WPiper PA-28RT-201
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 21, 2026- Registered owner
- Blue Cat Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Orinda, CA
- Certificate issued
- Jan 25, 2021
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 25, 1980
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-28RT-201
- Serial number
- 28R-8118010
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AB4E84
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming I0360 Ser A&C
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 200 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2021 – nowBlue Cat Aviation LLCOrinda, CA · current
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 (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-03 | Placard and Markings | Apr 20, 2018 | Airframe (PA-28RT-201)Serial numbers per Table 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD |
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-28RT-201) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-28RT-201)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; … |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
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.
- Electrical power · bracket · brokenMay 21, 2015
IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW HAD A TOTAL LOST OF POWER INCLUDING BATTERY. AFTER LANDING, FOUND THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET BROKEN AT ENGINE ATTACH POINT AND ALTERNATOR DISLODGED FROM POSITION WITH BELT OFF.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · drag link · brokenDec 13, 2009
UPON DESCENT, HAD NO NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. APPARENTLY CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND USED THE EMERGENCY DROP PROCEDURES. ASKED TOWER FOR A VISUAL OF ALL 3 GEARS. LANDED WITH NO GEAR COLLAPSE. UPON INSP OF NOSE GEAR, FOUND DRAG LINK ASSY REAR RT LEG BROKE IN HALF JUST UNDER THE ACTUATOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 21, 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