Twin piston

N8897Y

1970 Piper TWIN Comanche CR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
39-54
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320-C1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Avion LLC (LLC)
Based
Lewes, DE
Registration record

N8897Y on the FAA register

Type
1970 Piper TWIN Comanche CR (FAA: Piper PA-39)
Serial
39-54
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320-C1A
Registered owner
Avion LLC
Lewes, DE
Certificate issued
2023-09-01
Airworthiness date
2024-05-03
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC42A8
Mode S (octal)
53041250
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2023-09-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N8897Y to the current registrant.
  • 2012-09-24
    N8897Y previously assigned to a Swearingen SA227-AT (s/n AT492); cancelled.
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N8897Y

N8897Y is a 1970 Piper TWIN Comanche CR (FAA model PA-39), serial number 39-54. The FAA register lists Avion LLC as the registrant in Lewes, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 1, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-320-C1A engines and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 3, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8897Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8897Y.

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.