Twin piston

N8542Y

1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
30-1598
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aviation Training Solutions LLC (LLC)
Based
Hilo, HI
Registration record

N8542Y on the FAA register

Type
1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
30-1598
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Aviation Training Solutions LLC
Hilo, HI
Certificate issued
2019-01-22
Airworthiness date
1967-12-07
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABB8E9
Mode S (octal)
52734351
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N8542Y.
  • 1967-12-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8542Y

N8542Y is a 1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 30-1598. The FAA register lists Aviation Training Solutions LLC as the registrant in Hilo, Hawaii. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2019 and expires on January 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 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 7, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8542Y.

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 N8542Y.

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.