Single-engine piston

N6520C

1978 Piper Lance II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
32R-7885031
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vail Communications Inc (Corporation)
Based
Orangevale, CA
Registration record

N6520C on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Lance II (FAA: Piper PA-32RT-300)
Serial
32R-7885031
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Vail Communications Inc
Orangevale, CA
Certificate issued
2019-09-05
Airworthiness date
1978-02-20
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A89683
Mode S (octal)
52113203
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
865 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N6520C.
  • 1978-02-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N6520C

N6520C is a 1978 Piper Lance II (FAA model PA-32RT-300), serial number 32R-7885031. The FAA register lists Vail Communications Inc as the registrant in Orangevale, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 5, 2019 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 865 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 20, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6520C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
865 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

Published figures for the Piper Lance II type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-04-11 Accident · San Jose Costa Ri, 73 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0075
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-6B — a different aircraft that carried the N6520C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MISC-TURBULENCE CAUSED BY NEARBY VOLCANO

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.