Twin piston

N8273Y

1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
30-1402
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lenape AR3-160
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skyway Air Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wichita, KS
Registration record

N8273Y on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
30-1402
Engines
2 × Lenape AR3-160
Registered owner
Skyway Air Service Inc
Wichita, KS
Certificate issued
1985-07-20
Airworthiness date
1966-12-12
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB4DB4
Mode S (octal)
52646664
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1985-07-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N8273Y.
  • 1966-12-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8273Y

N8273Y is a 1966 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 30-1402. The FAA register lists Skyway Air Service Inc as the registrant in Wichita, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 20, 1985 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lenape AR3-160 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, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8273Y.

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 N8273Y.

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.