Single-engine piston

N260C

1965 Piper Cherokee 235

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
28-10680
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Morganton, NC
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Registration record

N260C on the FAA register

Type
1965 Piper Cherokee 235 (FAA: Piper PA-28-235)
Serial
28-10680
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Morganton, NC
Certificate issued
1970-09-14
Airworthiness date
1978-07-11
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A27F2F
Mode S (octal)
50477457
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1978-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973-09-13
    N260C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-2 (s/n 108-3260); cancelled.
  • 1970-09-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N260C to the current registrant.
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N260C

N260C is a 1965 Piper Cherokee 235 (FAA model PA-28-235), serial number 28-10680. It is registered to an individual in Morganton, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 14, 1970 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 11, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N260C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cherokee 235 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Cherokee 235 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-01-05 Accident · Ellington Conn, 07 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0052
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N260C 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.