Twin piston

N43B

1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
30-226
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lebanon, TN
Registration record

N43B on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30
Serial
30-226
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lebanon, TN
Certificate issued
2020-10-07
Airworthiness date
1963-12-17
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A520DE
Mode S (octal)
51220336
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,122 nm
Cruise (type)
168 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N43B to the current registrant.
  • 1963-12-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1959-06-17
    N43B previously assigned to a Beechcraft H18S / E18S (s/n BA-104); cancelled.
Overview

About N43B

N43B is a 1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30, serial number 30-226. It is registered to an individual in Lebanon, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-320 series 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 December 17, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N43B. 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

1970-02-14 Accident · Atlanta,Ga, 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1267
Reported aircraft: Lear Jet 23 — a different aircraft that carried the N43B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TTLE. ROLLED INTO ILS BLDG 1000 FT PAST RWY END.

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.