Twin piston

N7697Y

1965 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Not current (FAA status 20) No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
30-780
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 20)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rosamond, CA
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Registration record

N7697Y on the FAA register

Type
1965 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
30-780
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rosamond, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1965-03-05
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA665B
Mode S (octal)
52463133
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
770 nm
Cruise (type)
169 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 20)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1965-03-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N7697Y

N7697Y is a 1965 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 30-780. It is registered to an individual in Rosamond, California.

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 5, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7697Y.

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

Published figures for the Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7697Y.

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.