Single-engine piston

N518DP

1966 Piper PA-32-260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
32-765
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N518Dp LLC (LLC)
Based
Spruce Pine, NC
Registration record

N518DP on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper PA-32-260
Serial
32-765
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
N518Dp LLC
Spruce Pine, NC
Certificate issued
2022-02-18
Airworthiness date
1966-09-01
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A67F80
Mode S (octal)
51477600
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
834 nm
Cruise (type)
137 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-02-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N518DP.
  • 1966-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N518DP

N518DP is a 1966 Piper PA-32-260, serial number 32-765. The FAA register lists N518Dp LLC as the registrant in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 18, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 137 knots and a range of about 834 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 1, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N518DP.

Cruise
137 kt
Range
834 nm
Power / thrust (each)
90
Takeoff over 50 ft
700 ft
Landing over 50 ft
470 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-32-260 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 N518DP.

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.