Twin piston

N5018Y

1963 Piper Aztec

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1963
Serial
27-2020
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Highland Rim Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Springfield, TN
Registration record

N5018Y on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper Aztec (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-2020
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Highland Rim Aviation LLC
Springfield, TN
Certificate issued
2020-06-05
Airworthiness date
2000-05-08
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6412E
Mode S (octal)
51440456
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

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-05
    Accident at Springfield, TN; damage: substantial.
  • 2020-06-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N5018Y.
  • 2000-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N5018Y

N5018Y is a 1963 Piper Aztec (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-2020. The FAA register lists Highland Rim Aviation LLC as the registrant in Springfield, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 5, 2020 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-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 May 8, 2000.

N5018Y has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

Published figures for the Piper Aztec type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-04-05 Accident · Springfield, TN Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA21LA173
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23-250
Probable cause: The flight instructor s failure to abort the takeoff following a loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation. Also causal was the inadequate maintenance of the left fuel cap by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in a blockage of the fuel supply from the left-wing tank. Contributing to the accident was the instructor s failure to maintain airspeed above the one-engine-inoperative minimum controllable airspeed after deciding to continue the takeoff.

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.