Twin piston

N959C

1981 Piper Aztec F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
27-8154029
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vaero Inc (Corporation)
Based
Vinton, VA
Registration record

N959C on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Aztec F (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-8154029
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Vaero Inc
Vinton, VA
Certificate issued
1993-06-09
Airworthiness date
1981-11-19
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD5648
Mode S (octal)
53253110
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
103 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1993-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N959C to the current registrant.
  • 1981-11-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1964-11-24
    N959C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 108-3959); cancelled.
Overview

About N959C

N959C is a 1981 Piper Aztec F (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-8154029. The FAA register lists Vaero Inc as the registrant in Vinton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 1993 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 103 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 19, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N959C.

Cruise
103 kt
Range
450 nm
Landing over 50 ft
780 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N959C.

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.