Models · Piper · Piston twins · data as of October 2, 2026

Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R

82 on the U.S. register. Built from 1969 to 1985; half of them date from 1970 or earlier. Florida has the most (10). 56% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the PA-39 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
Common engines: Lycoming Io-320 Series (68), Lycoming Io-320-B1A (4), Lycoming 0-290 Series (4)
Seats: 6
Cruise speed: about 183 mph
Maker on the register: Piper
Registered: earliest certificate May 29, 1990; newest September 9, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Florida10Virginia5Georgia5Illinois4Delaware4Arizona4Wyoming3Wisconsin3Tennessee3Texas2Pennsylvania2Ohio2

Who owns them registrant type

LLC29 (35%)Individual29 (35%)Corporation16 (20%)Co-owned7 (9%)Government1 (1%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
PA-39	82	1969 to 1985	100.0%

When they were built by decade · 14 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid81 (99%)Pending1 (1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard77 (94%)Multiple3 (4%)None on file2 (2%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee3Qualitair LLC Trustee2Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee2Yank N Bank LLC1Vision Aircraft II LLC1Usoarflorida LLC1Usaeroflight LLC1University Of Alaska Anchorage1Trident Aero Services LLC1Tomu Fly LLC1Tcb Management INC1Streater Aviation LLC1

Fleet pages: Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · Qualitair LLC Trustee · Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee · Usaeroflight LLC · University Of Alaska Anchorage

Accident history NTSB records · 13 cases since 1982, 4 fatal

2023-10-29ERA24LA046 · PA-39 N289WW · accident near Highgate, VT · no injuries

2022-09-09ERA22LA414 · PA-39 N8925Y · accident near Caldwell, NJ · no injuries

2013-05-27CEN13WA301 · PA-39 N8977Y · accident near Wolfsbehringen · 1 killed

2011-06-17CEN11WA407 · PA-39 GAYZE · accident near Mont Agel · 2 killed

2007-08-25DEN07WA147 · PA-39 N13PF · accident near Vannes · 2 killed

2003-12-13ATL04LA052 · PA-39 N230SW · accident near Kissimmee, FL · no injuries

2001-04-26DEN01FA090 · PA-39 N8984Y · accident near Fort Collins, CO · serious injuries

1994-09-30FTW94LA320 · PA-39 N8901Y · accident near Andrews, TX · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 13 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-39 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

82 as of October 2, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Piper PA-39s?

Florida, with 10.

Who owns the Piper PA-39?

56% 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 · 82 PA-39 (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N8903Y	Piper PA-39	Ball Half Out LLC Mesa, Arizona	Standard	2026-09-09	Valid
N811BC	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Florida	None on file	2026-08-18	Valid
N289WW	Piper PA-39	Vision Aircraft II LLC Scottsdale, Arizona	Standard	2026-08-06	Valid
N1956R	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-07-10	Valid
N333HJ	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-06-26	Valid
N8945Y	Piper PA-39	Pipers Are Still Better LLC Carson City, Nevada	None on file	2026-05-25	Valid
N971RJ	Piper PA-39	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-05	Valid
N39CR	Piper PA-39	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-01-28	Valid
N4297A	Piper PA-39	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-01-28	Valid
N710ME	Piper PA-39	Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt,	Standard	2026-01-15	Valid
N88WW	Piper PA-39	Qwest Aviation LLC Edwardsburg, Michigan	Standard	2025-12-03	Valid
N8PX	Piper PA-39	Fly Casual LLC Sacramento, California	Standard	2025-08-20	Valid
N8867Y	Piper PA-39	Piper Thirty Nine LLC Glasgow, Montana	Standard	2025-07-29	Valid
N40439	Piper PA-39	Usoarflorida LLC Fort Myers, Florida	Standard	2025-04-03	Valid
N9PE	Piper PA-39	N9Pe LLC Locust Grove, Georgia	Standard	2025-03-26	Valid
N8876Y	Piper PA-39	Comanche 76Y LLC Waynesboro, Virginia	Standard	2025-03-23	Valid
N110LL	Piper PA-39	Flight Level 7 INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2025-01-02	Valid
N8967Y	Piper PA-39	Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt,	Standard	2024-10-08	Valid
N377HH	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-09-25	Valid
N8925Y	Piper PA-39	Blue Sky Adventures LLC Hanover, Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-09-14	Valid
N8962Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-08-31	Valid
N8869Y	Piper PA-39	Come Fly Away LLC Waterloo, Illinois	Standard	2024-06-13	Valid
N8971Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner New York	Multiple	2024-06-10	Valid
N8969Y	Piper PA-39	Trident Aero Services LLC Park City, Utah	Multiple	2024-03-15	Valid
N502DW	Piper PA-39	Solamich Aviation LLC Huntley, Illinois	Standard	2023-12-09	Valid
N8883Y	Piper PA-39	Yank N Bank LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	2023-10-25	Valid
N2428P	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-09-02	Valid
N8897Y	Piper PA-39	Avion LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2023-09-01	Valid
N8973Y	Piper PA-39	Aire Ryder LLC Roseville, Minnesota	Standard	2023-06-27	Valid
N8965Y	Piper PA-39	Lucid Thought Consulting LLC Terre Haute, Indiana	Standard	2023-03-02	Valid
N8839Y	Piper PA-39	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2022-12-05	Valid
N3322G	Piper PA-39	Lone Star Flight Museum Houston, Texas	Standard	2022-09-13	Valid
N8852Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2022-08-22	Valid
N8880Y	Piper PA-39	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2022-08-01	Valid
N8844Y	Piper PA-39	Streater Aviation LLC Weirsdale, Florida	Standard	2022-07-22	Valid
N8906Y	Piper PA-39	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2022-02-23	Valid
N77CH	Piper PA-39	Tcb Management INC Chiefland, Florida	Standard	2022-01-06	Valid
N8898Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2021-05-20	Valid
N8944Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-04-13	Valid
N78RJ	Piper PA-39	Usaeroflight LLC Greenville, South Carolina	Standard	2021-01-05	Valid
N2654E	Piper PA-39	Sch Aviation INC Trustee Sporle Kings Lynn,	Standard	2020-12-17	Valid
N980GC	Piper PA-39	Air Kraft Spraying INC Timber Lake, South Dakota	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N8884Y	Piper PA-39	Flight Logistics LLC Westerville, Ohio	Standard	2020-05-18	Valid
N96JN	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-05-01	Valid
N8980Y	Piper PA-39	Tomu Fly LLC Vero Beach, Florida	Standard	2019-12-06	Valid
N8976Y	Piper PA-39	Africano Aircraft Management LLC DBA Chicago, Illinois	Standard	2019-11-14	Valid
N45JL	Piper PA-39	Bows Investments LLC Bend, Oregon	Standard	2019-06-10	Valid
N8981Y	Piper PA-39	Grey Enterprises Holdings LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2019-04-19	Valid
N8895Y	Piper PA-39	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2019-03-25	Valid
N8982Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-03-23	Valid
N8955Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2019-03-02	Valid
N8986Y	Piper PA-39	N8986Y LLC Orlando, Florida	Standard	2018-09-25	Valid
N566BS	Piper PA-39	Sand Farm Management Services LLC Adel, Iowa	Standard	2018-05-29	Valid
N8938Y	Piper PA-39	University Of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2017-09-08	Valid
N8963Y	Piper PA-39	Ness Rent A Car INC Fargo, North Dakota	Standard	2017-05-04	Valid
N613F	Piper PA-39	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2017-04-11	Valid
N8857Y	Piper PA-39	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2016-06-02	Valid
N8854Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-05-10	Valid
N777FS	Piper PA-39	Co-owned owner Idaho	Multiple	2015-11-03	Valid
N46EA	Piper PA-39	Essential Aviation LLC Meridianville, Alabama	Standard	2015-10-20	Valid
N8885Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2015-04-28	Valid
N8947Y	Piper PA-39	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2013-11-21	Valid
N23MG	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2012-12-21	Valid
N8956Y	Piper PA-39	Dark Side Aeronautical INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2012-11-28	Valid
N900DC	Piper PA-39	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-01-11	Valid
N143MM	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-08-16	Valid
N320GC	Piper PA-39	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2010-10-08	Valid
N8877Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2008-01-29	Valid
N8914Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2007-12-14	Valid
N8917Y	Piper PA-39	High Flyers INC Jackson, Tennessee	Standard	2006-04-19	Valid
N230SW	Piper PA-39	Martin CO Tyrone, Georgia	Standard	2005-07-12	Valid
N24TE	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2005-06-01	Valid
N8934Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2000-12-01	Valid
N887PM	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1999-08-26	Valid
N8891Y	Piper PA-39	Great Plains Aero INC Iowa City, Iowa	Standard	1999-02-26	Valid
N8948Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1998-11-17	Valid
N91XC	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1996-07-31	Valid
N390W	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1992-10-01	Valid
N8864Y	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1991-09-20	Valid
N626NR	Piper PA-39	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	1991-03-12	Valid
N289ZZ	Piper PA-39	Aero Mobil INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1990-05-29	Valid
N567TC	Piper PA-39	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard		Pending