Twin piston

N6915Z

1985 Piper Seneca III

Registered 3 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1985
Serial
34-8533003
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Corpus Christi, TX
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Registration record

N6915Z on the FAA register

Type
1985 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8533003
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Corpus Christi, TX
Certificate issued
2025-11-13
Airworthiness date
1985-05-01
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9318C
Mode S (octal)
52230614
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
178 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-13
    Accident at Corpus Christi, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-11-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N6915Z to the current registrant.
  • 1999-09-02
    Accident at Nantucket, MA; damage: substantial.
  • 1985-05-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-01-08
    N6915Z previously assigned to a Piper PA-25-235 (s/n 25-2656); cancelled.
  • 1973-11-15
    Accident at Munday,Tex, 43; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N6915Z

N6915Z is a 1985 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8533003. It is registered to co-owners in Corpus Christi, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 178 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 1, 1985.

N6915Z has 3 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
178 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
220
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,210 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,978 ft
Fuel burn
26 gph

Published figures for the Piper Seneca III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Seneca III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-05-13 Accident · Corpus Christi, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN26LA188
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-34-220T
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the main landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in a gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s distraction during the approach.
NTSB report ↗
1999-09-02 Accident · Nantucket, MA Damage: Substantial NTSB · IAD99LA064
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-34-220T
Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard landing and the fracture and collapse of the right main landing gear.
1973-11-15 Accident · Munday,Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3536
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25
Probable cause: INTO SETTING SUN.

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.