Single-engine piston

N6523Z

1962 Piper PA-25-235

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1962
Serial
25-2052
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540-B2B5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Windy City Soaring Association (Corporation)
Based
Hinckley, IL
Registration record

N6523Z on the FAA register

Type
1962 Piper PA-25-235
Serial
25-2052
Engines
Lycoming O-540-B2B5
Registered owner
Windy City Soaring Association
Hinckley, IL
Certificate issued
2004-05-05
Airworthiness date
2008-05-29
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A89701
Mode S (octal)
52113401
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2004-05-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N6523Z.
  • 1965-10-23
    Accident at Terrell Tex, 43; damage: destroyed.
  • 1962
    Manufactured (1962).
Overview

About N6523Z

N6523Z is a 1962 Piper PA-25-235, serial number 25-2052. The FAA register lists Windy City Soaring Association as the registrant in Hinckley, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 5, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540-B2B5 engine and 1 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 29, 2008.

N6523Z has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-25-235 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-10-23 Accident · Terrell Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2992
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25

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.