Twin piston

N8708Y

1969 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
30-1857
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Basso Family Ventures LLC (LLC)
Based
La Mesa, CA
Registration record

N8708Y on the FAA register

Type
1969 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche C
Serial
30-1857
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Basso Family Ventures LLC
La Mesa, CA
Certificate issued
2012-08-01
Airworthiness date
1969-02-26
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABF9DD
Mode S (octal)
52774735
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).
  • 2012-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N8708Y.
  • 1969-02-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8708Y

N8708Y is a 1969 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche C, serial number 30-1857. The FAA register lists Basso Family Ventures LLC as the registrant in La Mesa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2012 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 26, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8708Y.

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 N8708Y.

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.