Twin piston

N7116Y

1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
30-77
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sinclair Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Shallowater, TX
Registration record

N7116Y on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30
Serial
30-77
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Sinclair Air LLC
Shallowater, TX
Certificate issued
2025-06-27
Airworthiness date
1963-08-28
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A98305
Mode S (octal)
52301405
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

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N7116Y.
  • 1963-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N7116Y

N7116Y is a 1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30, serial number 30-77. The FAA register lists Sinclair Air LLC as the registrant in Shallowater, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

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 August 28, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7116Y.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7116Y.

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.