Twin piston

N59DS

1981 Piper Seneca III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
34-8133065
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Djm Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Sugar Land, TX
Registration record

N59DS on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8133065
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Djm Holdings LLC
Sugar Land, TX
Certificate issued
2022-06-27
Airworthiness date
1981-03-23
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A79B6A
Mode S (octal)
51715552
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
178 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N59DS.
  • 1981-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N59DS

N59DS is a 1981 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8133065. The FAA register lists Djm Holdings LLC as the registrant in Sugar Land, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 178 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 23, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N59DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
178 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
220
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,210 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,978 ft
Fuel burn
26 gph

Published figures for the Piper Seneca III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Seneca III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-08-02 Accident · Grundy,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2417
Reported aircraft: Cessna T210M — a different aircraft that carried the N59DS 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.