Single-engine piston

N10816

1968 Piper Comanche 260B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
244753
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Traverse City, MI
Registration record

N10816 on the FAA register

Type
1968 Piper Comanche 260B (FAA: Piper PA-24-260)
Serial
244753
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Traverse City, MI
Certificate issued
2024-01-22
Airworthiness date
2002-11-01
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A02506
Mode S (octal)
50022406
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
983 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N10816 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988-06-21
    N10816 previously assigned to a Mooney M20 (s/n 250581); cancelled.
  • 1973-11-05
    N10816 previously assigned to a Cessna 150L (s/n 15075059); cancelled.
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
  • 1956-02-17
    N10816 previously assigned to a Stinson JR. S (s/n 8002); cancelled.
Overview

About N10816

N10816 is a 1968 Piper Comanche 260B (FAA model PA-24-260), serial number 244753. It is registered to an individual in Traverse City, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 983 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 1, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N10816. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
983 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper Comanche 260B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-08-14 Accident · Crestwood, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI87LA213
Reported aircraft: Mooney 20K — a different aircraft that carried the N10816 registration before this airframe.

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.