Single-engine piston

N27279

1940 Porterfield LP-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
760
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Ana, CA
Registration record

N27279 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Porterfield LP-65
Serial
760
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Ana, CA
Certificate issued
2019-03-07
Airworthiness date
1948-10-28
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2B159
Mode S (octal)
50530531
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N27279 to the current registrant.
  • 1998-07-31
    N27279 previously assigned to a Piper Navajo CR / Navajo PA-31-325C/R / Navajo Chieftain (s/n 317712070); cancelled.
  • 1948-10-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N27279

N27279 is a 1940 Porterfield LP-65, serial number 760. It is registered to an individual in Santa Ana, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 7, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-145B series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 28, 1948.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N27279. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-09-30 Accident · Sun River,Or, 37 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3106
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31 — a different aircraft that carried the N27279 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.