Single-engine piston

N4780Y

1968 Piper PA-25-260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
25-4548
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Philadelphia Glider Council (Corporation)
Based
Hilltown, PA
Registration record

N4780Y on the FAA register

Type
1968 Piper PA-25-260
Serial
25-4548
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Philadelphia Glider Council
Hilltown, PA
Certificate issued
2017-04-25
Airworthiness date
2006-02-28
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A5E141
Mode S (octal)
51360501
Seats (type)
1
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).
  • 2017-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N4780Y.
  • 2006-02-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N4780Y

N4780Y is a 1968 Piper PA-25-260, serial number 25-4548. The FAA register lists Philadelphia Glider Council as the registrant in Hilltown, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 1 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 restricted category, dated February 28, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4780Y.

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-25-260 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 N4780Y.

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.