Single-engine piston

N6859Z

1963 Piper PA-25-235

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
25-2540
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ed Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Oaktown, IN
Registration record

N6859Z on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper PA-25-235
Serial
25-2540
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Ed Air Inc
Oaktown, IN
Certificate issued
2021-06-24
Airworthiness date
1963-10-11
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A91975
Mode S (octal)
52214565
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

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N6859Z.
  • 1963-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N6859Z

N6859Z is a 1963 Piper PA-25-235, serial number 25-2540. The FAA register lists Ed Air Inc as the registrant in Oaktown, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series 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 restricted category, dated October 11, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6859Z.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6859Z.

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.