Single-engine piston

N3255Z

1959 Piper Tri-Pacer

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
22-7203
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fairbanks, AK
Registration record

N3255Z on the FAA register

Type
1959 Piper Tri-Pacer (FAA: Piper PA-22-160)
Serial
22-7203
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2025-02-12
Airworthiness date
1959-12-16
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A38402
Mode S (octal)
50702002
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
470 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3255Z.
  • 1959-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N3255Z

N3255Z is a 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer (FAA model PA-22-160), serial number 22-7203. It is registered to an individual in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

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 December 16, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3255Z.

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 N3255Z.

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.