Single-engine piston

N5865P

1959 Piper Comanche 250

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1959
Serial
24-948
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ll Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Saint Joseph, MO
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Registration record

N5865P on the FAA register

Type
1959 Piper Comanche 250 (FAA: Piper PA-24-250)
Serial
24-948
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Ll Aviation LLC
Saint Joseph, MO
Certificate issued
2025-03-20
Airworthiness date
1959-04-20
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A78F47
Mode S (octal)
51707507
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

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-19
    Accident at Eau Claire, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N5865P.
  • 1959-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N5865P

N5865P is a 1959 Piper Comanche 250 (FAA model PA-24-250), serial number 24-948. The FAA register lists Ll Aviation LLC as the registrant in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 standard category (normal), dated April 20, 1959.

N5865P has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2025-10-19 Accident · Eau Claire, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN26LA025
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-24-250
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to ensure that the landing gear was properly extended before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s unfamiliarity with the landing gear warning horn and failure to verify the gear was extended with the cockpit position indicators.
NTSB report ↗

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.