Twin piston

N71BB

1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
30-1539
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mitchell Trans (Corporation)
Based
Timnath, CO
Registration record

N71BB on the FAA register

Type
1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
30-1539
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Mitchell Trans
Timnath, CO
Certificate issued
2017-04-13
Airworthiness date
1971-01-08
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A979CF
Mode S (octal)
52274717
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

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-04-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N71BB.
  • 1971-01-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N71BB

N71BB is a 1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 30-1539. The FAA register lists Mitchell Trans as the registrant in Timnath, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 13, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2027.

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 multiple category, dated January 8, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71BB.

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 N71BB.

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.