Single-engine piston

N8549P

1964 Piper Comanche 260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1964
Serial
24-4006
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540-E4A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
West Texas Weather Modification Association (Government)
Based
San Angelo, TX
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Registration record

N8549P on the FAA register

Type
1964 Piper Comanche 260 (FAA: Piper PA-24-260)
Serial
24-4006
Engines
Lycoming O-540-E4A5
Registered owner
West Texas Weather Modification Association
San Angelo, TX
Certificate issued
2011-01-25
Airworthiness date
2011-03-10
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · market survey
Mode S (hex)
ABB9D5
Mode S (octal)
52734725
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-03-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (market survey)).
  • 2011-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N8549P.
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
Overview

About N8549P

N8549P is a 1964 Piper Comanche 260 (FAA model PA-24-260), serial number 24-4006. The FAA register lists West Texas Weather Modification Association as the registrant in San Angelo, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2011 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540-E4A5 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 experimental category (market survey), dated March 10, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8549P.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8549P.

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.