Twin piston

N61U

1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
30-1004
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-360-C1F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Comanche Skye LLC (LLC)
Based
Savannah, GA
Registration record

N61U on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
30-1004
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-360-C1F
Registered owner
Comanche Skye LLC
Savannah, GA
Certificate issued
2019-08-22
Airworthiness date
2015-09-25
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7EE27
Mode S (octal)
51767047
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
770 nm
Cruise (type)
169 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N61U.
  • 2015-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N61U

N61U is a 1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 30-1004. The FAA register lists Comanche Skye LLC as the registrant in Savannah, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-360-C1F engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 169 knots and a range of about 770 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 25, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N61U.

Cruise
169 kt
Range
770 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,570 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,875 ft
Fuel burn
17 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N61U.

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.