1980 Piper DakotaSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Orlando, FL, USA

This 1980 Piper Dakota, registration N8174X, is a well-sorted, turn-key example based in Orlando, Florida with a total time of 6,177 hours. It has a fresh annual and a clean damage history, having always been hangared and meticulously maintained with complete logbooks. The engine and propeller both have 751 hours since major overhaul, and compressions have been consistently strong at annuals. Recent maintenance includes a new oil cooler installed in January 2026, a new mechanical fuel pump, a D-3000 magneto overhaul, and reamed exhaust valve guides, all completed in 2025, along with a new Concorde battery installed in December 2025.

The...

Year: 1980

Make: Piper

Series: Dakota

Model: Dakota

Tail #: N8174X

Serial #: Not Listed

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Business, Recreational

Flight Rules: IFR

Useful Load: 1,220 lbs

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 6,177 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 751 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 751 hrs (SMOH)

Logbook Status: Complete logbooks, always hangared and meticulously maintained

Inspection Status: Fresh annual with no damage history

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 530W - GNS WAAS GPS

Traffic

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B In/Out with weather and traffic

Weather

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B In/Out with weather and traffic

ADSB

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B In/Out with weather and traffic

ADS-B In

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B In/Out with weather and traffic

Century IIIB - IIIB and S-TEC autopilot with altitude hold

EMS

Electric engine analyzer

Additional Equipment

Fuel Flow System

Electric digital fuel flow system

Battery

Concorde - New battery installed December 2025

Oil Cooler

New oil cooler installed January 2026

Fuel Pump

New mechanical fuel pump installed 2025

Magneto

D-3000 - magneto overhauled 2025

Exhaust System

Exhaust valve guides reamed 2025

Lighting

Whalen - All exterior lighting upgraded to LEDs

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating: 9/10

Interior Year: 2025

Paint Year: 2008

Interior Notes: All seats recovered in 2025, interior rated 9/10, clean and modern feel

Exterior Notes: Wheel pants reglassed to eliminate small web cracks, upper and lower cowlings reglassed and repainted to remove paint webbing, like-new appearance