Single-engine piston

N87878

1959 Piper Comanche 250

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
24-469
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540-A1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Carson City, NV
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Registration record

N87878 on the FAA register

Type
1959 Piper Comanche 250 (FAA: Piper PA-24-250)
Serial
24-469
Engines
Lycoming O-540-A1A5
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2026-07-14
Airworthiness date
2026-07-27
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC177C
Mode S (octal)
53013574
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

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2026-07-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N87878 to the current registrant.
  • 2018-06-26
    N87878 previously assigned to a Bombardier Challenger 604 / Challenger 605 / Challenger 650 (s/n 5709); cancelled.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N87878

N87878 is a 1959 Piper Comanche 250 (FAA model PA-24-250), serial number 24-469. The FAA register lists International Air Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 14, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540-A1A5 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 standard category (normal), dated July 27, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87878.

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 N87878.

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.