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1980 Piper Saratoga SPSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Meriden, CT, USA

This 1980 Piper Saratoga SP, registration N8170F, is offered at $240,000 out of Meriden, Connecticut. The airframe shows a very low total time of 3,981.2 hours with complete logbooks, and the aircraft has been hangared and flown regularly by the same owner for over 28 years. The listing notes an annual completed on 10-26-2026, all ADs complied with, and reports a 1989 nose gear collapse that was repaired to Piper specification. It is IFR certified, with recent pitot-static and IFR certification and a Garmin firmware update.

The engine is a Penn Yan Aero Lycoming IO-540 with 1,100 hours since major overhaul, turning a 3-blade Hartzell...

Year
1980
Make
Piper
Series
Lance / Saratoga
Model
Saratoga SP
Tail #
N8170F
Serial #
32R-8013071

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Business, Recreational
Flight Rules
IFR
Useful Load
1,365 lbs
Seats
6

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
3,981.2 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,100 hrs (SMOH)
Logbook Status
Complete logbooks
Inspection Status
Annual completed 10-26-2026; IFR certified; recent pitot static/IFR cert

Avionics

GPS

Garmin 750 - GPS

ADSB

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B in/out transponder

ADS-B In

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B in/out transponder

PFD

King KI 525A - KI Horizontal Situation Indicator

Comms

Narco MAC 1700 - nav/com with MAC flip/flop

AP

Piper Century IIIC - IIIC coupled autopilot

EMS

Engine Monitor

Audio

PS Engineering PM3000 - PS Stereo 6-place intercom

Additional Equipment

Strike Finder

Vacuum Source Standby System

Precise Flight - Vacuum Source standby system

Wing Tip Fairings

Knots 2U - wing tip fairings with landing lights and flashers

Engine Preheater

Reiff - Engine Preheater

Battery Monitor

Gill - Maintainer Free Battery Monitor

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
6-place club seating

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
IO-540
Propeller Model
Hartzell 3-Blade

Asking Price

$240,000

Aircraft Location

Meriden, CT, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

May 4, 2026: $240,000 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: May 4, 2026

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