Twin piston

N69BW

1982 Piper Seneca III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
34-8233087
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Sacramento, CA
Registration record

N69BW on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
34-8233087
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC
Sacramento, CA
Certificate issued
2022-03-02
Airworthiness date
2004-04-09
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9288B
Mode S (octal)
52224213
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

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N69BW to the current registrant.
  • 2004-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2001-04-24
    N69BW previously assigned to a Extra Aircraft EA 300 (s/n 043); cancelled.
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N69BW

N69BW is a 1982 Piper Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 34-8233087. The FAA register lists Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC as the registrant in Sacramento, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

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 April 9, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N69BW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1997-10-26 Accident · Castaic, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX98FA022
Reported aircraft: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N69BW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during an aerobatic maneuver.

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.