Twin piston

N8530Y

1968 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
30-1691
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Hemet, CA
Registration record

N8530Y on the FAA register

Type
1968 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche C
Serial
30-1691
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hemet, CA
Certificate issued
2021-08-18
Airworthiness date
1968-02-20
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABB4EC
Mode S (octal)
52732354
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N8530Y.
  • 1968-02-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8530Y

N8530Y is a 1968 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche C, serial number 30-1691. It is registered to co-owners in Hemet, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2021 and expires on August 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 February 20, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8530Y.

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

Published figures for the Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche C 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 N8530Y.

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.