Twin piston

N5344Y

1963 Piper Aztec

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
27-2418
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Merced County Mosquito Abatement District (Government)
Based
Merced, CA
Registration record

N5344Y on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper Aztec (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-2418
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Merced County Mosquito Abatement District
Merced, CA
Certificate issued
2013-04-04
Airworthiness date
1963-08-29
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6C244
Mode S (octal)
51541104
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N5344Y.
  • 1963-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N5344Y

N5344Y is a 1963 Piper Aztec (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-2418. The FAA register lists Merced County Mosquito Abatement District as the registrant in Merced, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2013 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 August 29, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5344Y.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5344Y.

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.