Twin piston

N8486Z

1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
30-227
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Wadsworth, OH
Registration record

N8486Z on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30
Serial
30-227
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wadsworth, OH
Certificate issued
2019-07-01
Airworthiness date
1980-10-30
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABA0D3
Mode S (octal)
52720323
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,122 nm
Cruise (type)
168 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-07-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N8486Z to the current registrant.
  • 1980-10-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-06-01
    N8486Z previously assigned to a Cessna 205 (s/n 205-0486); cancelled.
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N8486Z

N8486Z is a 1963 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30, serial number 30-227. It is registered to co-owners in Wadsworth, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 1, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 168 knots and a range of about 1,122 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 30, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8486Z.

Cruise
168 kt
Range
1,122 nm
Fuel burn
17 gph

Published figures for the Piper Twin Comanche PA-30 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 N8486Z.

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.