Twin piston

N65DF

1964 Piper Aztec

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1964
Serial
27-2553
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N65DF on the FAA register

Type
1964 Piper Aztec (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-2553
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
Registered owner
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2021-03-02
Airworthiness date
2020-06-11
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A88AB2
Mode S (octal)
52105262
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

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N65DF to the current registrant.
  • 2020-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-07-15
    N65DF previously assigned to a Homebuilt Drifter XP503 (s/n DR-0365); cancelled.
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
Overview

About N65DF

N65DF is a 1964 Piper Aztec (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-2553. The FAA register lists Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 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 11, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N65DF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-07-04 Accident · Lake Wales, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA88FA213
Reported aircraft: Franklin Drifter XP-503 — a different aircraft that carried the N65DF 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.