Twin piston

N980GC

1971 Piper TWIN Comanche CR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
39-119
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Kraft Spraying Inc (Corporation)
Based
Timber Lake, SD
Registration record

N980GC on the FAA register

Type
1971 Piper TWIN Comanche CR (FAA: Piper PA-39)
Serial
39-119
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Air Kraft Spraying Inc
Timber Lake, SD
Certificate issued
2020-09-08
Airworthiness date
1971-08-05
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADABBD
Mode S (octal)
53325675
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N980GC to the current registrant.
  • 2008-02-11
    N980GC previously assigned to a McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (s/n 49888); cancelled.
  • 1971-08-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N980GC

N980GC is a 1971 Piper TWIN Comanche CR (FAA model PA-39), serial number 39-119. The FAA register lists Air Kraft Spraying Inc as the registrant in Timber Lake, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 5, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N980GC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N980GC.

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.