Twin piston

N48Y

1981 Piper Aztec F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
27-8154022
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marco Island, FL
Registration record

N48Y on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Aztec F (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-8154022
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marco Island, FL
Certificate issued
2025-03-08
Airworthiness date
1981-09-11
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5E866
Mode S (octal)
51364146
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

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N48Y to the current registrant.
  • 1981-09-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1976-05-21
    N48Y previously assigned to a Cessna 177B / 172E Skyhawk (s/n 17701693); cancelled.
Overview

About N48Y

N48Y is a 1981 Piper Aztec F (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-8154022. It is registered to an individual in Marco Island, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-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 September 11, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N48Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Piper Aztec F type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Aztec F specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-01-28 Accident · Tarpon Springs,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0203
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177B — a different aircraft that carried the N48Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: VEERED TO R STRUCK N50305 DMGD VERT STABILIZER.

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.