Single-engine piston

N8873P

1965 Piper Comanche 260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
24-4330
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tailwind Auditing Group LLC (LLC)
Based
Godley, TX
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Registration record

N8873P on the FAA register

Type
1965 Piper Comanche 260 (FAA: Piper PA-24-260)
Serial
24-4330
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Tailwind Auditing Group LLC
Godley, TX
Certificate issued
2025-06-18
Airworthiness date
1965-09-09
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC3AA5
Mode S (octal)
53035245
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

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N8873P.
  • 1965-09-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8873P

N8873P is a 1965 Piper Comanche 260 (FAA model PA-24-260), serial number 24-4330. The FAA register lists Tailwind Auditing Group LLC as the registrant in Godley, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series 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 September 9, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8873P.

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 N8873P.

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.