Twin piston

N68980

1982 Piper Aerostar

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
60-8265012
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Connected Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Peoria, IL
Registration record

N68980 on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Aerostar (FAA: Piper PA-60-602P)
Serial
60-8265012
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Connected Aviation LLC
Peoria, IL
Certificate issued
2022-07-07
Airworthiness date
1986-10-03
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9282F
Mode S (octal)
52224057
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N68980 to the current registrant.
  • 1986-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
  • 1970-07-13
    N68980 previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman E75 N1 / PT-17 (s/n 75-5851); cancelled.
Overview

About N68980

N68980 is a 1982 Piper Aerostar (FAA model PA-60-602P), serial number 60-8265012. The FAA register lists Connected Aviation LLC as the registrant in Peoria, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series engines and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 3, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N68980.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N68980.

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.