Twin piston

N8838Y

1969 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
30-1993
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Waterwings Seaplanes LLC (LLC)
Based
Hoover, AL
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Registration record

N8838Y on the FAA register

Type
1969 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche C
Serial
30-1993
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Waterwings Seaplanes LLC
Hoover, AL
Certificate issued
2025-08-27
Airworthiness date
1995-07-21
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC2C81
Mode S (octal)
53026201
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N8838Y.
  • 1995-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N8838Y

N8838Y is a 1969 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche C, serial number 30-1993. The FAA register lists Waterwings Seaplanes LLC as the registrant in Hoover, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 27, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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 July 21, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8838Y.

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 N8838Y.

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.