Twin piston

N220KC

1989 Piper Seneca III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
3433137
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Avanti Air Co (Corporation)
Based
Troy, MI
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Registration record

N220KC on the FAA register

Type
1989 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
3433137
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Avanti Air Co
Troy, MI
Certificate issued
1999-08-19
Airworthiness date
1998-08-26
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1E1E5
Mode S (octal)
50360745
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
178 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N220KC to the current registrant.
  • 1998-08-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1994-06-30
    N220KC previously assigned to a Swearingen SA226TC (s/n TC231); cancelled.
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N220KC

N220KC is a 1989 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 3433137. The FAA register lists Avanti Air Co as the registrant in Troy, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 1999 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 178 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 26, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N220KC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
178 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
220
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,210 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,978 ft
Fuel burn
26 gph

Published figures for the Piper Seneca III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Seneca III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-08-17 Accident · Hartford, CT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC93FA159
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA-226-TC — a different aircraft that carried the N220KC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE COPILOT (SECOND-IN-COMMAND) TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST, ASSURE THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING AND ATTAIN OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED (VMC); AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE FLIGHT AND TAKE SUFFICIENT REMEDIAL ACTION.

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.