Twin piston

N8981Y

1972 Piper TWIN Comanche CR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
39-138
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Grey Enterprises Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N8981Y on the FAA register

Type
1972 Piper TWIN Comanche CR (FAA: Piper PA-39)
Serial
39-138
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Grey Enterprises Holdings LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2019-04-19
Airworthiness date
1987-08-31
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC659E
Mode S (octal)
53062636
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-04-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N8981Y.
  • 1987-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N8981Y

N8981Y is a 1972 Piper TWIN Comanche CR (FAA model PA-39), serial number 39-138. The FAA register lists Grey Enterprises Holdings LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 19, 2019 and expires on April 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 August 31, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8981Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8981Y.

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.