Twin piston

N26BW

1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
30-1559
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lester Prairie, MN
Registration record

N26BW on the FAA register

Type
1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
30-1559
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lester Prairie, MN
Certificate issued
2024-08-30
Airworthiness date
1967-08-01
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A27CD2
Mode S (octal)
50476322
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
770 nm
Cruise (type)
169 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N26BW to the current registrant.
  • 1989-03-27
    N26BW previously assigned to a Homebuilt Wag-A-Bond (s/n 222); cancelled.
  • 1967-08-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N26BW

N26BW is a 1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 30-1559. It is registered to an individual in Lester Prairie, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 30, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-320 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 169 knots and a range of about 770 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 1, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N26BW. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
169 kt
Range
770 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,570 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,875 ft
Fuel burn
17 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-11-02 Accident · Elbert, CO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN86FTE02
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58 — a different aircraft that carried the N26BW registration before this airframe.
1975-08-20 Accident · Blounstown,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3570
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58 — a different aircraft that carried the N26BW registration before this airframe.
1972-08-29 Accident · Birmingham,Ala, 01 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3128
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58 — a different aircraft that carried the N26BW 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.