Twin piston

N6917A

1979 Piper Aztec F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
27-7954111
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Piper Aircraft Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Vero Beach, FL
Registration record

N6917A on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Aztec F (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-7954111
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Piper Aircraft Inc
Vero Beach, FL
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1979-08-20
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A931BB
Mode S (octal)
52230673
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

  • 1979-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968-10-08
    N6917A previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 29017); cancelled.
Overview

About N6917A

N6917A is a 1979 Piper Aztec F (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-7954111. The FAA register lists Piper Aircraft Inc as the registrant in Vero Beach, Florida.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series 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 August 20, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6917A. 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 F type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Aztec F specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-07-16 Accident · Dekalb Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0272
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N6917A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT-MISIDENTIFICATION OF RUNWAY.

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.