Twin piston

N30FA

1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30

Not current (FAA status N) No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
30-59
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320-B1A
Status
Not current (FAA status N)
Registered owner
Terra Ferma Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N30FA on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30
Serial
30-59
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320-B1A
Registered owner
Terra Ferma Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-04-17
Airworthiness date
1963-08-12
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A31D77
Mode S (octal)
50616567
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,122 nm
Cruise (type)
168 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status N)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N30FA to the current registrant.
  • 2013-04-15
    N30FA previously assigned to a Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (s/n AA5-0103); cancelled.
  • 1963-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N30FA

N30FA is a 1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30, serial number 30-59. The FAA register lists Terra Ferma Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-320-B1A engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 168 knots and a range of about 1,122 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 12, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N30FA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
168 kt
Range
1,122 nm
Fuel burn
17 gph

Published figures for the Piper Twin Comanche PA-30 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-11-15 Accident · Latrobe, PA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · NYC89LA031
Reported aircraft: Grumman AA-5 — a different aircraft that carried the N30FA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE TAXIING AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED.

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.