Single-engine piston

N533T

1966 Piper PA-32-260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
32721
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Riser LLC (LLC)
Based
Wimberley, TX
Registration record

N533T on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper PA-32-260
Serial
32721
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Riser LLC
Wimberley, TX
Certificate issued
2017-08-22
Airworthiness date
1998-05-01
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6BD3B
Mode S (octal)
51536473
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N533T to the current registrant.
  • 1998-05-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1995-11-29
    N533T previously assigned to a Homebuilt Avid Flyer C (s/n 401); cancelled.
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N533T

N533T is a 1966 Piper PA-32-260, serial number 32721. The FAA register lists Riser LLC as the registrant in Wimberley, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 May 1, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N533T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1989-12-01 Accident · Lansing Arpt, IL Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · CHI90DEE02
Reported aircraft: Edward Avid Flyer C — a different aircraft that carried the N533T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BUILDER'S IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE CARBURETORS.

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.