Twin piston

N3280P

1956 Piper PA-23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
23-679
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Riggin Flight Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Madison, SD
Registration record

N3280P on the FAA register

Type
1956 Piper PA-23
Serial
23-679
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Riggin Flight Service Inc
Madison, SD
Certificate issued
2020-04-28
Airworthiness date
1956-08-21
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A38E6E
Mode S (octal)
50707156
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N3280P.
  • 1956-08-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N3280P

N3280P is a 1956 Piper PA-23, serial number 23-679. The FAA register lists Riggin Flight Service Inc as the registrant in Madison, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-320 series engines and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 21, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3280P.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-23 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 N3280P.

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.