Single-engine piston

N57AA

1962 Piper Comanche 250

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1962
Serial
24-3303
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South Texas Weather Modification Association (Government)
Based
Pleasanton, TX
Registration record

N57AA on the FAA register

Type
1962 Piper Comanche 250 (FAA: Piper PA-24-250)
Serial
24-3303
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
South Texas Weather Modification Association
Pleasanton, TX
Certificate issued
2002-06-04
Airworthiness date
2002-06-05
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A74C11
Mode S (octal)
51646021
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
730 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2002-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N57AA.
  • 1962
    Manufactured (1962).
Overview

About N57AA

N57AA is a 1962 Piper Comanche 250 (FAA model PA-24-250), serial number 24-3303. The FAA register lists South Texas Weather Modification Association as the registrant in Pleasanton, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2002 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 145 knots and a range of about 730 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated June 5, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N57AA.

Cruise
145 kt
Range
730 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
750 ft
Landing over 50 ft
600 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N57AA.

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.