1979 Piper DakotaSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Lexington, KY, USA
This 1979 Piper Dakota, registered as N2853Z, presents a well-equipped and capable four-place aircraft with a significant 1,213.5 lb useful load. The airframe has a total time of 4,951 hours with complete and consecutive logs, and it carries a clean damage history aside from minor hangar rash in 1985 for which the tail skins were replaced. Its engine has 747 hours since major overhaul against a 2,000-hour TBO, and it is paired with a three-blade Hartzell propeller showing 2,112 hours since new. A July 2025 annual inspection confirms its current airworthy status.
The aircraft is outfitted with a modern Garmin IFR-capable avionics suite...
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Specifications
- Category
- Single-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Business, Training, Recreational
- Flight Rules
- IFR
- Useful Load
- 1,213.5 lbs
- Seats
- 4
Hours, Logs & Inspections
- Total Time
- 4,951 hrs
- Engine 1 Time
- 747 hrs (SMOH)
- Prop 1 Time
- 2,112 hrs (SNEW)
- Logbook Status
- Complete and Consecutive Logs
- Inspection Status
- July 2025 Annual Inspection
Avionics
GPS
Garmin GTN 650 - Touchscreen WAAS GPS/NAV/COM
Comms
Garmin SL 30 - NAV/COM
AP
S-TEC 55X - S-TEC Autopilot with ALT Hold Pre-Select
Audio
PS Engineering PMA 8000B - PS Audio Panel w/Playback
Weather
Garmin GDL 69A - XM Weather Datalink
ADSB
Garmin GTX 330 - Transponder
ADS-B In
Garmin GDL 88 - ADS-B Dual-Link UAT
PFD
Garmin G500 - PFD/MFD
MFD
Garmin G500 - PFD/MFD
EMS
JPI EDM 930 - JPI Engine Monitor
Additional Equipment
Exhaust System
Airwolf Air/Oil Separator
Lighting
LED Panel Lighting, Knots2U Wingtips with LED Landing Lights, LED Nose Landing Light, Wingtip Strobes, Flashing Beacon
Flight Instruments
Vertical Card Compass
Panel
Custom Laser-cut Panel
Aerodynamic Modifications
Knots2U Wing, Stabilator, Flaps & Aileron Gap Seals, Knots2U Wingtips
Interior
Rosen Sun Visors - New Glareshield
Exterior
New Windshield
Avionics Controls
Avionics Master Switch
Ventilation
Overhead Air Vents
Interior & Exterior
- Interior Rating
- 8/10
- Interior Notes
- 8 out of 10
- Exterior Notes
- 7 out of 10
Engine & Propeller
- Engine Type
- Piston
- Engine Count
- 1
- Propeller Model
- Hartzell 3-Blade Propeller
Asking Price
$259,900
Aircraft Location
Lexington, KY, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Mar 28, 2026: $259,900 - controller
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Asking Price
$259,900
Aircraft Location
Lexington, KY, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Mar 28, 2026: $259,900 - controller
Contact Seller
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1979 Piper Dakota
- Total Time
- 6,066 hrs
- Engine Time
- 25 hrs
- Prop Time
- 25 hrs
- Tail #
- N2149T
- Flight Rules
- VFR & IFR
- Useful Load
- Unspecified
1979 Piper Dakota
- Total Time
- 4,167 hrs
- Engine Time
- 1,151 hrs
- Prop Time
- 1 hrs
- Tail #
- N4507Y
- Flight Rules
- IFR
- Useful Load
- 1,200 lbs
1979 Piper Dakota
- Total Time
- 1,008 hrs
- Engine Time
- 1,008 hrs
- Prop Time
- 1,008 hrs
- Tail #
- N2092C
- Flight Rules
- IFR
- Useful Load
- Unspecified
1979 Piper Dakota
- Total Time
- 3,425 hrs
- Engine Time
- 1,813 hrs
- Prop Time
- 3,425 hrs
- Tail #
- ZK-FMS
- Flight Rules
- IFR
- Useful Load
- Unspecified
1980 Piper Dakota
- Total Time
- 6,177 hrs
- Engine Time
- 751 hrs
- Prop Time
- 751 hrs
- Tail #
- N8174X
- Flight Rules
- VFR & IFR
- Useful Load
- 1,220 lbs
1980 Piper Dakota
- Total Time
- 3,802 hrs
- Engine Time
- 1,370 hrs
- Prop Time
- 1,700 hrs
- Tail #
- N3574X
- Flight Rules
- IFR
- Useful Load
- 1,223 lbs
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Asking Price
$259,900