Twin piston

N717TA

1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
30-1030
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Twin C Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chapel Hill, NC
Registration record

N717TA on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
30-1030
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Twin C Aviation Inc
Chapel Hill, NC
Certificate issued
2012-08-22
Airworthiness date
1966-03-17
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A997B8
Mode S (octal)
52313670
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
770 nm
Cruise (type)
169 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N717TA.
  • 1966-03-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N717TA

N717TA is a 1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 30-1030. The FAA register lists Twin C Aviation Inc as the registrant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2012 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 169 knots and a range of about 770 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 17, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N717TA.

Cruise
169 kt
Range
770 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,570 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,875 ft
Fuel burn
17 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N717TA.

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.