Single-engine piston

N3156Z

1959 Piper Tri-Pacer

Not current (FAA status 18) No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
22-7103
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 18)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wellsville, UT
Registration record

N3156Z on the FAA register

Type
1959 Piper Tri-Pacer (FAA: Piper PA-22-160)
Serial
22-7103
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wellsville, UT
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1959-11-09
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A35CA6
Mode S (octal)
50656246
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
470 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 18)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1959-11-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N3156Z

N3156Z is a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer (FAA model PA-22-160), serial number 22-7103. It is registered to an individual in Wellsville, Utah.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 107 knots and a range of about 470 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 9, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3156Z.

Cruise
107 kt
Range
470 nm
Power / thrust (each)
135
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,280 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Tri-Pacer type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3156Z.

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.