Twin piston

N485ED

1968 Piper Aztec E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
27-3864
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Casper, WY
Registration record

N485ED on the FAA register

Type
1968 Piper Aztec E (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-3864
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2026-03-21
Airworthiness date
2001-04-21
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5FB94
Mode S (octal)
51375624
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
103 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N485ED.
  • 2001-04-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N485ED

N485ED is a 1968 Piper Aztec E (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-3864. The FAA register lists Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 21, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 103 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 21, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N485ED.

Cruise
103 kt
Range
450 nm
Landing over 50 ft
780 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Aztec E 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 N485ED.

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.