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1981 Piper DakotaSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Clayton, NC, USA

This 1981 Piper Dakota (N8395S) presents as a well-equipped, high-performance four-place aircraft with a robust maintenance history and 3,725 total airframe hours. Powered by a Lycoming O-540-J3A5D engine with 1,333 hours since major overhaul (SMOH) by Aerotech of Louisville in 2010, the powerplant remains well within its 2,000-hour TBO. The aircraft features a Hartzell HC-F2YR-1BF propeller overhauled in 2008 with 238 hours since prop overhaul. Notable STCs include LoPresti flap gap seals, Brackett air filter, Bogert copper battery cables, and Precise Flight standby vacuum system with blower fan.

The avionics suite is IFR-capable with a...

Year
1981
Make
Piper
Series
Dakota
Model
Dakota
Tail #
N8395S
Serial #
28-8111075

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Recreational
Flight Rules
IFR
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
3,725 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,333 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
238 hrs (SPOH)
Logbook Status
Repairs documented in Logbook and 337

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 430W - GNS WAAS IFR GPS/Nav/Comm

Comms

Garmin SL30 - Nav/Comm

Autopilot

Century 21 - Autopilot with PSS for Altitude Hold, Vertical Speed and Glideslope

Audio

Garmin GMA 340 - GMA Audio Panel place intercom Marker Beacons

Weather

BFG WX-900 - BFG Stormscope

EMS/EIS

JPI 700 - JPI Engine Monitor

Traffic

Garmin GTX-327 - Mode C Transponder

PFD

GI-106A - GPS/VOR/LOC/GS Indicator

Additional Equipment

Standby Vacuum

Precise Flight SVS V - SVS V Standby Vacuum STC

Flap Gap Seals

LoPresit Flap Gap Seals - STC

Air Filter

Brackett Air Filter - STC

Starter

Sky-Tec - STC starter

Battery Cables

Bogert Copper Battery Cables - STC

Blower Fan

Blower Fan - STC

Exhaust System

Brackett Air Filter - STC

Vacuum System

Precise Flight SVS V Standby Vacuum - SVS V STC Blower Fan

Fan

Blower Fan

Electrical System

Sky-Tec Starter - STC

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
Very good condition Factory original interior 4-place Light Slate Velour Seating Light Slate side panels Black Carpet Articulating Crew seats
Exterior Notes
Very good condition Overall Matterhorn White Silver, Gray and Black Stripes and Accents Wheel Fairings

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
O-540-J3A5D
Propeller Model
Hartzell HC-F2YR-!BF

Asking Price

$184,500

Aircraft Location

Clayton, NC, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jul 1, 2025: $184,500 - trade-a-plane

Jun 28, 2025: $184,500 - controller

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First Seen: Jun 28, 2025

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