Twin piston

N51GC

1966 Piper Aztec

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
27-3516
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Georgetown, TX
Registration record

N51GC on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper Aztec (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-3516
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Georgetown, TX
Certificate issued
2016-09-30
Airworthiness date
1966-10-17
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A65FAF
Mode S (octal)
51457657
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

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N51GC to the current registrant.
  • 2010-07-14
    N51GC previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 30596); cancelled.
  • 1966-10-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N51GC

N51GC is a 1966 Piper Aztec (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-3516. It is registered to an individual in Georgetown, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 October 17, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N51GC. 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 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-10-29 Accident · Bidwell,Oh, 35 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3897
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N51GC registration before this airframe.

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.