Twin piston

N56AD

1971 Piper Aztec E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
27-4642
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tifc LLC (LLC)
Based
Winnsboro, SC
Registration record

N56AD on the FAA register

Type
1971 Piper Aztec E (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-4642
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Tifc LLC
Winnsboro, SC
Certificate issued
2019-12-04
Airworthiness date
1971-03-12
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A72495
Mode S (octal)
51622225
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N56AD.
  • 1971-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N56AD

N56AD is a 1971 Piper Aztec E (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-4642. The FAA register lists Tifc LLC as the registrant in Winnsboro, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 4, 2019 and expires on December 31, 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 March 12, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N56AD. 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 E type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-08-21 Accident · Troutdale, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA82FYM23
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369HS — a different aircraft that carried the N56AD 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.