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Single-Engine Piston

1966 PIPER COMANCHE 260

$123,000 fyiEstimate $129,000–$132,500 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 4 comparable PIPER COMANCHE 260 listings ($132,700), then adjusts for:

  • Airframe time +1,896 hr vs comps -3.8%
  • Engine time +360 hr vs comps -1.1%
  • Market supply: 9 for sale of 591 FAA-registered +3.5%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1966
8,440 hrs
N8972P
24-4429
1
📍 Placerville, California
Rudy P Trustee Melson Individual
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Rex, GA

Overview

Make / ModelPIPER COMANCHE 260
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time8,440 hrs
Engine time1,625 SMOH
Avionics / OtherKing KX-155
AnnualJanuary 2027
InspectionAnnual
AirworthyYes
Autopilot

Description

88 gallons fuel capacity in four tanks Metal Hartzell prop spinner Australian tail counterweight (No AD) Small nose wheel Whelen strobes Lopresti speed mods Johnson wingtips Flap track and wheel well speed fairings PMI Exhaust system Sealed Concorde battery Three fuel bladders recently replaced Aircraft tug included Cabin cover included Lightweight starter

Avionics

King KMA 24 Audio Panel with 3LMB King KX 155 digital flip/flop 760 channel Nav/Com #1 King KI 209 Glide slope/VOR/Localizer indicaror #1 King KX 155 digital flip/flop 760 channel Nav/Com #2 King KI 209 Glide slope/VOR/Localizer indicaror #2 Apollo GX-60 GPS/Com (Approach certified) Garmin GTX Transponder with ADSB Out and traffic Functional BFG 900 Stormscope Century II Autopilot Electronics International MVP-50 graphic engine monitor Digital Tachometer JPI FS-450 digital fuel flow computer Digital Outside air temperature Six probe EGT gauge Guardian standby electric fuel pump Back-up electric fuel pump Avionics master switch Four place intercom Ashby glare shield Four headsets included

General

Year1966
ManufacturerPIPER
ModelCOMANCHE 260
Serial Number24-4429
Registration #N8972P
ConditionUsed

Airframe

Total Time8,440
Useful Load1,213 lb
Complete LogsYes

Engine

Engine 1 Time1,625 SMOH
Engine TBO2000

Avionics

Avionics/RadiosKing KMA 24 Audio Panel with 3LMB King KX 155 digital flip/flop 760 channel Nav/Com #1 King KI 209 Glide slope/VOR/Localizer indicaror #1 King KX 155 digital flip/flop 760 channel Nav/Com #2 King KI 209 Glide slope/VOR/Localizer indicaror #2 Apollo GX-60 GPS/Com (Approach certified) Garmin GTX Transponder with ADSB Out and traffic Functional BFG 900 Stormscope Century II Autopilot Electronics International MVP-50 graphic engine monitor Digital Tachometer JPI FS-450 digital fuel flow computer Digital Outside air temperature Six probe EGT gauge Guardian standby electric fuel pump Back-up electric fuel pump Avionics master switch Four place intercom Ashby glare shield Four headsets included

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusAnnual Date: January 2027
AirworthyYes