Twin piston

N63981

1978 Piper Aztec F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
27-7854109
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Laurel Highlands Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Somerset, PA
Registration record

N63981 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Aztec F (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-7854109
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Laurel Highlands Aviation LLC
Somerset, PA
Certificate issued
2009-02-03
Airworthiness date
1978-06-16
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A862B5
Mode S (octal)
52061265
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
103 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N63981 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-06-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969-09-26
    N63981 previously assigned to a Stinson L-5 (s/n 4621); cancelled.
Overview

About N63981

N63981 is a 1978 Piper Aztec F (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-7854109. The FAA register lists Laurel Highlands Aviation LLC as the registrant in Somerset, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2009 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 103 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 16, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N63981.

Cruise
103 kt
Range
450 nm
Landing over 50 ft
780 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N63981.

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.