Twin piston

N8956Y

1971 Piper TWIN Comanche CR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
39-116
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dark Side Aeronautical Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N8956Y on the FAA register

Type
1971 Piper TWIN Comanche CR (FAA: Piper PA-39)
Serial
39-116
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Dark Side Aeronautical Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2012-11-28
Airworthiness date
1971-07-13
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC5B28
Mode S (octal)
53055450
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-11-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8956Y.
  • 1971-07-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8956Y

N8956Y is a 1971 Piper TWIN Comanche CR (FAA model PA-39), serial number 39-116. The FAA register lists Dark Side Aeronautical Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 28, 2012 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-320 series engines and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 13, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8956Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8956Y.

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.