Single-engine piston

N40VK

1966 Piper Comanche 260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
24-4473
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Simply Living LLC (LLC)
Based
Fort Myers, FL
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Registration record

N40VK on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper Comanche 260 (FAA: Piper PA-24-260)
Serial
24-4473
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
Registered owner
Simply Living LLC
Fort Myers, FL
Certificate issued
2025-09-30
Airworthiness date
2026-05-25
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4AC2D
Mode S (octal)
51126055
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
730 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2025-09-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N40VK.
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N40VK

N40VK is a 1966 Piper Comanche 260 (FAA model PA-24-260), serial number 24-4473. The FAA register lists Simply Living LLC as the registrant in Fort Myers, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 145 knots and a range of about 730 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 25, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40VK.

Cruise
145 kt
Range
730 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
750 ft
Landing over 50 ft
600 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40VK.

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.