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1980 Piper Turbo Saratoga FGSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Sturgis , MI USA

This 1980 Piper T Saratoga, registered as N8279Y, presents a well-maintained fixed-gear piston single with 3,395 hours total time on the airframe. The aircraft features a Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD engine with 520 hours since major overhaul and a 3-blade Hartzell propeller with 1,005 hours since overhaul. The inspection status shows the annual is due March 1, 2026, with IFR checks due October 2027 and ELT battery due October 2029. Recent maintenance includes V-band clamp replacement at 3,393.89 hours, magneto overhaul at 3,322.29 hours, and turbocharger overhaul with wastegate replacement at 3,252.4 hours.

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Year: 1980

Make: Piper

Series: Saratoga

Model: Turbo Saratoga FG

Tail #: N8279Y

Serial #: 32R-8024052

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Business, Recreational, Passenger

Flight Rules: IFR

Useful Load: 1,276 lbs

Seats: 6

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 3,395 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 520 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 1,005 hrs (SPOH)

Inspection Status: Annual Due: March 1, 2026. Bi-Annual IFR Checks Due: October 2027. ELT Battery Due: October 16, 2029.

Avionics

GPS

Avidyne IFD-540 - WAAS GPS Navigator

Autopilot

Altimatic IIIC - IIIC Autopilot Featuring Altitude Hold, GPSS

Audio

Garmin GMA-347 - Audio Panel Featuring Light Marker Beacons

ADS-B Out

L3 Lynx NGT-9000D - ADS-B Compliant Transponder

EMS/EIS

Insight G3 - Graphic Engine Monitor

Comms

King KY-97A - COM, GPS/NAV/COM

Additional Equipment

Air Conditioning

Factory Air-Conditioning Featuring a 2-Speed Ventilation Fan System

Lighting

RMD Wing Tip Lights - RMD with Pulse Feature, LED Taxi Light, Strobes, Beacon, NAV

Speed Modifications

Knots 2U Gaps Seal - Wheel Pant Speed Speed Enhancement Modification, Speed Enhancement Modification

Ventilation

Kool Scoop - Vent Window Modification

Starter

Sky-Tec - Light Weight Starter

Brakes

Cleveland - Wheels Brakes, Dual Toe Brakes

Propeller

3-Blade Hartzell Propeller

Instruments

True Airspeed Indicator, Outside Air Temperature Gauge, Tru-Speed Indicator, Astrotech Digital LC-2 Clock, Factory EGT Gauge

Electrical

Auxiliary Power Receptacle, External Power Plug Receptacle, Sky-Tec Light Weight Starter

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes: Luxurious Shearling Walnut Leather Seating Featuring Harmonizing Side Panels. Club Seating, Deluxe Refreshment Bar with Cup Holders, Factory Cabin Super Sound Proofing, Vertically Adjustable Pilot and Co-Pilot Seats, Individual Cabin Reading Lights, Individual Headrests, Cockpit and Rear Cabin Side Panel Arm Rests, Pilot and Co-Pilot Overhead Map Lights, Tinted Windows