Twin piston

N701DM

1966 Piper Aztec

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
27-3131
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Rochester, NY
Registration record

N701DM on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper Aztec (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-3131
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC
Rochester, NY
Certificate issued
2023-06-26
Airworthiness date
1966-01-20
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9589C
Mode S (octal)
52254234
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

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N701DM to the current registrant.
  • 1991-12-12
    N701DM previously assigned to a Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (s/n 149); cancelled.
  • 1966-01-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N701DM

N701DM is a 1966 Piper Aztec (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-3131. The FAA register lists Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC as the registrant in Rochester, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 26, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-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 January 20, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N701DM. 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 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-02-28 Accident · San Diego, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · BFO89LA023
Reported aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20F — a different aircraft that carried the N701DM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT INCAPACITATION FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

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.