Single-engine piston

N8712E

Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
32-7600011
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bec Industries LLC (LLC)
Based
Toms River, NJ
Registration record

N8712E on the FAA register

Type
Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260
Serial
32-7600011
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Bec Industries LLC
Toms River, NJ
Certificate issued
2022-12-02
Airworthiness date
1976-02-27
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABFCB0
Mode S (octal)
52776260
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
905 nm
Cruise (type)
135 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N8712E to the current registrant.
  • 1976-02-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-05-24
    N8712E previously assigned to a Boeing 720-025 (s/n 18241); cancelled.
Overview

About N8712E

N8712E is a Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260, serial number 32-7600011. The FAA register lists Bec Industries LLC as the registrant in Toms River, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 2, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 135 knots and a range of about 905 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 27, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8712E.

Cruise
135 kt
Range
905 nm
Landing over 50 ft
630 ft
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260 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 N8712E.

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.