Twin piston

N101SL

1959 Piper PA-23-160

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
23-1832
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sweet Potato Flying Club LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalamazoo, MI
Registration record

N101SL on the FAA register

Type
1959 Piper PA-23-160
Serial
23-1832
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Sweet Potato Flying Club LLC
Kalamazoo, MI
Certificate issued
2001-04-13
Airworthiness date
1959-10-16
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A00A06
Mode S (octal)
50005006
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-04-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N101SL.
  • 1959-10-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N101SL

N101SL is a 1959 Piper PA-23-160, serial number 23-1832. The FAA register lists Sweet Potato Flying Club LLC as the registrant in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 13, 2001 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-320 series engines and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 16, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N101SL.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-23-160 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N101SL.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.