Twin piston

N8053U

1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
301273
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cresson, TX
Registration record

N8053U on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
301273
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cresson, TX
Certificate issued
2015-01-12
Airworthiness date
1998-12-12
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAF744
Mode S (octal)
52573504
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

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-01-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N8053U to the current registrant.
  • 1998-12-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1995-08-15
    N8053U previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air C90A / KING Air C90B (s/n LJ1307); cancelled.
  • 1989-11-29
    N8053U previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 1199); cancelled.
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N8053U

N8053U is a 1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 301273. It is registered to an individual in Cresson, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 12, 2015 and expires on January 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 December 12, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8053U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1983-01-11 Accident · Detroit, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DCA83AA014
Reported aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F — a different aircraft that carried the N8053U registration before this airframe.

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.