Twin piston

N68X

1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1963
Serial
30-238
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lsk Aviation Corp (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N68X on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30
Serial
30-238
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Lsk Aviation Corp
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2019-03-05
Airworthiness date
1963-12-26
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A902EB
Mode S (octal)
52201353
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,122 nm
Cruise (type)
168 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N68X to the current registrant.
  • 2016-01-18
    Accident at Dublin, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-10-19
    N68X previously assigned to a Homebuilt Mizar 210 (s/n 001); cancelled.
  • 1963-12-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N68X

N68X is a 1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30, serial number 30-238. The FAA register lists Lsk Aviation Corp as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-320 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 168 knots and a range of about 1,122 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 26, 1963.

N68X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
168 kt
Range
1,122 nm
Fuel burn
17 gph

Published figures for the Piper Twin Comanche PA-30 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-01-18 Accident · Dublin, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA16LA092
Reported aircraft: Piper PA 30
Probable cause: The pilot s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll following a landing approach in gusting wind conditions.
1973-09-11 Accident · Oxnard,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 3128
Reported aircraft: A.V.E.Mizar 210 — a different aircraft that carried the N68X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ILED AT AUTO BODY PANEL.DMGD OTR CAR & TRAILER.

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.