Single-engine piston

N500AV

1969 Piper Comanche 260B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
24-4805
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Carson City, NV
Registration record

N500AV on the FAA register

Type
1969 Piper Comanche 260B (FAA: Piper PA-24-260)
Serial
24-4805
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2025-05-14
Airworthiness date
2001-02-03
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63A04
Mode S (octal)
51435004
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
983 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N500AV.
  • 2001-02-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N500AV

N500AV is a 1969 Piper Comanche 260B (FAA model PA-24-260), serial number 24-4805. The FAA register lists International Air Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 983 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 3, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500AV.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
983 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper Comanche 260B 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 N500AV.

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.