Single-engine piston

N777DF

1972 Piper Comanche 260B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
24-5019
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ol Hughes LLC (LLC)
Based
Staplehurst, NE
Registration record

N777DF on the FAA register

Type
1972 Piper Comanche 260B (FAA: Piper PA-24-260)
Serial
24-5019
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Ol Hughes LLC
Staplehurst, NE
Certificate issued
2025-03-26
Airworthiness date
1972-05-01
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8359
Mode S (octal)
52501531
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

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N777DF.
  • 1972-05-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N777DF

N777DF is a 1972 Piper Comanche 260B (FAA model PA-24-260), serial number 24-5019. The FAA register lists Ol Hughes LLC as the registrant in Staplehurst, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series 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 May 1, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N777DF.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N777DF.

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.