Piper PA-32-300
N8502N is a Piper PA-32-300, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1971. It has 6 seats. It is registered to an individual in Melba, Idaho. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 15, 2018 and expires on March 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated April 14, 1971.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-32-300 · all PA-32-300s and related versions
- Serial number
- 32-7140052
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming TI0-540 SER · 310 hp
- Seats
- 6
- Year built
- 1971
- Cruising speed
- 126 mph
- Transponder code
- ABAA03 (octal 52725003)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 15, 2018
- Expires
- March 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- April 28, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · April 14, 1971
- FAA region
- Northwest Mountain
- FAA record id
- 00882671
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Dickman Edward A
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 10386 Airpark Loop
Melba, ID 83641-4204
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N8502N, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Dickman Edward A, an individual, certificate issued March 15, 2018, expires March 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated April 14, 1971, consistent with the 1971 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 32-7140052 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N8502N according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N8502N: Accident on May 17, 2026 at Empire, NV: fatal, substantial damage (2 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-300 · operated under 091
On May 17, 2026, about 0738 PDT, a Piper PA-32-300, N8502N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Empire, Nevada. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. An airport surveillance camera at Reno Stead Airport (RTS), Reno, Nevada showed the airplane depart runway 32 at 0703. Preliminary ADS-B data provided by the FAA revealed that the airplane maneuvered to the northeast after takeoff and climbed to a cruise altitude of about 9,700 ft mean sea level (msl). About 18 m…
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for WPR26FA189 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data