Single-engine piston

N8400P

1963 Piper Comanche 400

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
26-3
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-720
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lock Haven, PA
Registration record

N8400P on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper Comanche 400 (FAA: Piper PA-24-400)
Serial
26-3
Engines
Lycoming IO-720
Registered owner
Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Inc
Lock Haven, PA
Certificate issued
2017-10-04
Airworthiness date
1966-09-22
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB823F
Mode S (octal)
52701077
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
730 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-10-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N8400P.
  • 1966-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N8400P

N8400P is a 1963 Piper Comanche 400 (FAA model PA-24-400), serial number 26-3. The FAA register lists Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Inc as the registrant in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 4, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-720 engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 145 knots and a range of about 730 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 22, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8400P.

Cruise
145 kt
Range
730 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
750 ft
Landing over 50 ft
600 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Piper Comanche 400 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 N8400P.

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.