Twin piston

N55970

1973 Piper Seneca

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
34-7350266
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Soaring Eagle Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Carmi, IL
Registration record

N55970 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Seneca (FAA: Piper PA-34-200)
Serial
34-7350266
Engines
2 × Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Soaring Eagle Aviation LLC
Carmi, IL
Certificate issued
2015-04-02
Airworthiness date
1973-06-18
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A72440
Mode S (octal)
51622100
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
685 nm
Cruise (type)
162 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N55970.
  • 1973-06-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N55970

N55970 is a 1973 Piper Seneca (FAA model PA-34-200), serial number 34-7350266. The FAA register lists Soaring Eagle Aviation LLC as the registrant in Carmi, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming I0360 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 162 knots and a range of about 685 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 18, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55970.

Cruise
162 kt
Range
685 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,420 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,335 ft
Fuel burn
21 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55970.

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.