Single-engine piston

N73T

1971 Piper Comanche 260B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1971
Serial
24-4991
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lucid Thought Consulting LLC (LLC)
Based
Terre Haute, IN
Registration record

N73T on the FAA register

Type
1971 Piper Comanche 260B (FAA: Piper PA-24-260)
Serial
24-4991
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Lucid Thought Consulting LLC
Terre Haute, IN
Certificate issued
2011-06-27
Airworthiness date
1985-10-22
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9CA5B
Mode S (octal)
52345133
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
983 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-27
    Accident at Terre Haute, IN; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N73T to the current registrant.
  • 1985-10-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981-10-19
    N73T previously assigned to a Homebuilt Midget Mustang (s/n 473); cancelled.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N73T

N73T is a 1971 Piper Comanche 260B (FAA model PA-24-260), serial number 24-4991. The FAA register lists Lucid Thought Consulting LLC as the registrant in Terre Haute, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 983 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 22, 1985.

N73T has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
983 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper Comanche 260B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-04-27 Accident · Terre Haute, IN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN22LA184
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-24-260
Probable cause: A hard landing, which resulted in the failure of the right main landing gear outer bearing and collapse of the landing gear.
1977-08-13 Accident · Plain,Wa, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3103
Reported aircraft: Bushby Midg Mustng — a different aircraft that carried the N73T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PROPELLER.

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.