Twin piston

N8976Y

Piper TWIN Comanche CR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
39-142
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Africano Aircraft Management LLC Dba + 1 co-owner (LLC)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N8976Y on the FAA register

Type
Piper TWIN Comanche CR (FAA: Piper PA-39)
Serial
39-142
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Africano Aircraft Management LLC Dba + 1 co-owner
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2019-11-14
Airworthiness date
1972-03-23
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC6296
Mode S (octal)
53061226
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N8976Y.
  • 1972-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8976Y

N8976Y is a Piper TWIN Comanche CR (FAA model PA-39), serial number 39-142. The FAA register lists Africano Aircraft Management LLC Dba + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 2019 and expires on November 30, 2029.

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 March 23, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8976Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8976Y.

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.