Twin piston

N8515Y

1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
30-1676
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Piper Aviation Museum Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Lock Haven, PA
Registration record

N8515Y on the FAA register

Type
1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
30-1676
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Piper Aviation Museum Foundation
Lock Haven, PA
Certificate issued
2024-06-26
Airworthiness date
1968-01-15
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABAE2D
Mode S (octal)
52727055
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

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8515Y.
  • 1968-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N8515Y

N8515Y is a 1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 30-1676. The FAA register lists Piper Aviation Museum Foundation as the registrant in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 26, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

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 January 15, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8515Y.

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 N8515Y.

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.