Twin turboprop

N56CS

2004 Piaggio P-180 Avanti

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
1080
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Penny Equipment LLC (LLC)
Based
San Francisco, CA
Registration record

N56CS on the FAA register

Type
2004 Piaggio P-180 Avanti (FAA: Piaggio P180)
Serial
1080
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Penny Equipment LLC
San Francisco, CA
Certificate issued
2023-04-05
Airworthiness date
2004-10-02
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A724D4
Mode S (octal)
51622324
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,500 nm
Cruise (type)
346 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N56CS to the current registrant.
  • 2011-03-14
    N56CS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Easyriser (s/n 318); cancelled.
  • 2004-10-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N56CS

N56CS is a 2004 Piaggio P-180 Avanti (FAA model P180), serial number 1080. The FAA register lists Penny Equipment LLC as the registrant in San Francisco, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 346 knots and a range of about 1,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 2, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56CS.

Cruise
346 kt
Range
1,500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
850
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,630 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,650 ft
Fuel burn
129 gph

Published figures for the Piaggio P-180 Avanti 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 N56CS.

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.