- Registered owner
- Thunderbird Aircraft Co
- Location
- Bloomington, MN
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 28R-8118001
- Year built
- 1980
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- September 9, 1980
- Certificate issued
- May 16, 1989
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- AB4A3D
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 22
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1979 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Airframe · Piper PA-28RT-201
AD 2024-14-03Autopilot SystemAD 2022-03-15Fuel Quantity IndicatorAD 2020-26-16Wing SparInformation bulletins that may apply · 15
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 16 bulletins
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N8265SMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Piper PA-28RT-201 aircraft
FAA incident reports · 5
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20200513003449ILanding: Touchdown · Lakeville, MN2020-05-13 Piper arrow N8265S had a gear up landing at Airlake klvn. After landing at 1 a.m. the pic/cfi went home and came back to work at 0800L to facilitate his manager duties. The PIC had an 1100L brief with a student that was not one of his regulars. The…Incident 20110629014549ILanding: Touchdown · Maple Lake, MNLake airport, Minnesota. During the landing flare, [privacy data omitted] hard the propeller strike the ground and realized had had not lowered the landing gear. [privacy data omitted] Initiated a go around and landed with out further incident.Incident 20050930033519ILevel Off Touchdown · Glencoe, MN(-23) The pilot flight instructor [privacy data omitted] administered a complex aircraft checkout to private pilot [privacy data omitted] at the Glencoe Minnesota airport. The pilot [privacy data omitted] had control of the aircraft while executing a landing…Incident 20030305003159INormal Cruise · Tecumseh, NE(-23) On 3/6/2003 at approximately 1620 cmt on flight from flying cloud airport minneapolis MN. (Fcm) to do some recreational sight seeing, and two hour into this flight the pilot (daren lee klegstad) lost power. Mr. Klegstad stated he heard a loud band and…Incident 19991020032369INormal Cruise · Clear Lake, MN(-23) The airplane started shaking during cruise. The PIC headed for a grass strip nearby. He saw a cylinder break through the cowling. He estimated that they then had enough partial power to maintain a 500 fee per minute descent. He successfully landed at…
Service difficulty reports · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
STCs that may be installed · 290
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Piper PA-28RT-201
STC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA01800SEFabrication and installation of new or replacement of existing instrument panel lights dimmer control.STC SA01861SEFabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 2
These aircraft carried N8265S before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.