Twin piston

N492W

1956 Piper PA-23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
23-611
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airplane Adventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Palos Heights, IL
Registration record

N492W on the FAA register

Type
1956 Piper PA-23
Serial
23-611
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Airplane Adventures LLC
Palos Heights, IL
Certificate issued
2024-12-20
Airworthiness date
2003-05-20
Registration expires
2031-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6197A
Mode S (octal)
51414572
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N492W.
  • 2003-05-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N492W

N492W is a 1956 Piper PA-23, serial number 23-611. The FAA register lists Airplane Adventures LLC as the registrant in Palos Heights, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2024 and expires on December 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-320 series engines and 5 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 standard category (normal), dated May 20, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N492W.

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-23 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 N492W.

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.