Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche
879 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1963 to 1969; half of them date from 1966 or earlier. Florida has the most (93). 47% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
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About the PA-30 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Lycoming Io-320 Series (809), Lycoming 0-320 Series (19), Lycoming Io-320-B1A (12)
- Seats
- 6
- Cruise speed
- about 139 mph
- Maker on the register
- Piper
- Registered
- earliest certificate September 23, 1976; newest September 5, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida93Texas85California58Delaware51Georgia42Tennessee30Michigan30Washington25Illinois25Ohio24Arizona24Alabama24
Who owns them registrant type
Individual390 (44%)LLC260 (30%)Corporation130 (15%)Co-owned78 (9%)Partnership14 (2%)Non-citizen corporation5 (0.6%)Not stated1 (0.1%)Government1 (0.1%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-30 | 878 | 1957 to 1969 | 99.9% |
| PA-30B-160 | 1 | — | 0.1% |
When they were built by decade · 124 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid860 (98%)Pending9 (1%)Sale reported3 (0.3%)Reports overdue3 (0.3%)Valid (manufacturer)1 (0.1%)Revoked1 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard841 (96%)None on file13 (1%)Multiple13 (1%)Restricted9 (1%)Special flight permit3 (0.3%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee10International Air Services INC Trustee8Phill-Air INC3Ms Aero INC3Bas Part Sales LLC3Vne LLC2Slowpoke Air LLC2Qualitair LLC Trustee2Level Up Aviation LLC2Jprg Aviation INC2Great Lakes Air Ventures LLC2Gagan Samrat LLC2
Fleet pages: Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · International Air Services INC Trustee · Phill-Air INC · Ms Aero INC · Bas Part Sales LLC · Vne LLC · Qualitair LLC Trustee · Level Up Aviation LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 238 cases since 1982, 67 fatal
2026-07-09CEN26LA248 · PA-30 N8154Y · accident near Tulsa, OK · serious injuries
2026-06-15CEN26LA225 · PA-30 N8143Y · accident near Zero, MS · no injuries
2026-04-26ERA26LA190 · PA-30 N8432Y · accident near Enterprise, AL · no injuries
2026-02-24WPR26LA107 · PA-30 N811LE · accident near Big Bear, CA · no injuries
2025-12-17CEN26FA064 · PA-30 N8693Y · accident near West Chicago, IL · 2 killed
2025-10-06WPR26LA007 · PA-30 N8678Y · accident near Gila Bend, AZ · no injuries
2025-09-02CEN25LA361 · PA-30 N26RJ · accident near Caro, MI · no injuries
2025-03-21ERA25LA153 · PA-30 N8339Y · accident near Anderson, SC · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 238 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
879 as of October 2, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Piper PA-30s?
Florida, with 93.
Who owns the Piper PA-30?
47% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 878 PA-30 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7771Y | Piper PA-30 |
Dakota Executive Flight INC Miller, South Dakota |
Standard | 1996-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7542Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1996-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7523Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1996-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7388Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 1996-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160MJ | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 1996-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7WL | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1995-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7021Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 1995-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8618Y | Piper PA-30 |
Group Aire II Manitowoc, Wisconsin |
Standard | 1995-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N317RJ | Piper PA-30 |
N317Rj INC Maitland, Florida |
Standard | 1995-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44WD | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1994-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8366Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1994-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8343Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 1994-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48086 | Piper PA-30 |
Spohrer Wilner And Maxwell P A Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 1994-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N700KR | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1994-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7024Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 1994-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8717Y | Piper PA-30 |
Parker Meyers And Roth INC Morgan Hill, California |
Standard | 1993-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3XE | Piper PA-30 |
Serv Aero Engineering INC Salinas, California |
Standard | 1993-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7898Y | Piper PA-30 |
Patry Aeronautical Institute Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 1993-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3557Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 1993-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8566Y | Piper PA-30 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Multiple | 1993-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7020Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 1993-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N301EM | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 1993-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7389Y | Piper PA-30 |
Pascoe Aviation INC Gulf Breeze, Florida |
Standard | 1992-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7840Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 1992-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8371Y | Piper PA-30 |
Astro Star Aviation INC Niles, Michigan |
Standard | 1992-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62FR | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1992-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7997Y | Piper PA-30 |
N7997Y INC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 1991-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8000 | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1991-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8564Y | Piper PA-30 |
Gingers Holdings INC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 1991-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7929Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 1990-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7551Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1990-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333HY | Piper PA-30 |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 1990-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7226Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1990-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8503Y | Piper PA-30 |
Roberti John O Barre, Vermont |
Standard | 1990-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N330CP | Piper PA-30 |
Charlie Pop Flyers INC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 1989-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8710Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 1989-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8324Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 1988-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8095Y | Piper PA-30 |
N8095Y INC Oakdale, Minnesota |
Standard | 1988-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7856Y | Piper PA-30 |
Eastern Technical CORP Martinsburg, West Virginia |
Standard | 1987-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68AH | Piper PA-30 |
740 Assoc INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1987-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8468Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1987-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7439Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1986-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8385Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 1986-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8021Y | Piper PA-30 |
Sterling Investment Services INC Batavia, Illinois |
Standard | 1986-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1020H | Piper PA-30 |
Hw Barnhouse INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 1986-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727RM | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1985-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8273Y | Piper PA-30 |
Skyway Air Service INC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 1985-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7121Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1985-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4949Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Washington |
None on file | 1984-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8112Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1983-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5BY | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 1982-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8800Y | Piper PA-30 |
Alexander City Aviation CORP Alexander City, Alabama |
Standard | 1982-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8206Y | Piper PA-30 |
Bauer Electric INC Winona, Minnesota |
Standard | 1982-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8452Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 1979-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77SL | Piper PA-30 |
Sanders Wiley C JR Troy, Alabama |
Standard | 1978-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7167Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 1977-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8725Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 1976-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21PA | Piper PA-30 |
Hensley Aviation LLC Telford, Tennessee |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N33SS | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N40DA | Piper PA-30 |
Cirrus Design CORP Duluth, Minnesota |
Standard | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N505G | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes | |
| N64YB | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N7087Y | Piper PA-30 |
No owner on file | Standard | Assigned, not yet registeredFAA registration status code 2: N-number assigned but not yet registered. All codes | |
| N7188Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N7318Y | Piper PA-30 |
Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N7431Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N7473Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N750HK | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N7697Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | CanceledFAA registration status code 20: Registration pending, canceled. All codes | |
| N7835Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N7971Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N7986Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N7JE | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N8085Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N8137Y | Piper PA-30 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N8268Y | Piper PA-30 |
Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N8339Y | Piper PA-30 |
Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N8807Y | Piper PA-30 |
Rich Lucas Aircraft Sales LLC Lincoln Park, New Jersey |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
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