Twin piston

N2516Z

1980 Piper Aztec F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
27-8054039
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Big Sea Enterprises Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N2516Z on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Aztec F (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-8054039
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Big Sea Enterprises Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2010-05-25
Airworthiness date
1980-02-15
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A25E77
Mode S (octal)
50457167
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
103 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-05-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N2516Z to the current registrant.
  • 1980-02-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972-06-01
    N2516Z previously assigned to a Cessna 185B (s/n 185-0516); cancelled.
Overview

About N2516Z

N2516Z is a 1980 Piper Aztec F (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-8054039. The FAA register lists Big Sea Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 25, 2010 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 103 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 15, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2516Z.

Cruise
103 kt
Range
450 nm
Landing over 50 ft
780 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2516Z.

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.