N320GC1970 Piper PA-39
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- City, state
- Petaluma, CA
- Certificate issued
- Oct 8, 2010
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 17, 1970
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-39
- Year
- 1970
- Serial number
- 39-60
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A36EE9
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Io-320 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 150 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2010 – nowCo-ownersPetaluma, CA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-01-01 R1 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-24, PA- 28R, PA-30, PA-32R, PA-34, and PA-39 Series… | Dec 8, 1998 | Airframe (PA-39)Certain serial numbers: PA-28R-180 28R-30002–28R-31135; PA-28R-180 28R-7130001–28R-7130013; PA-28R-200 28R-35001–28R-35820; PA-28R-200 28R-7135001–28R-7635539; PA-28R-201 28R-7737002–28R-7737096; PA-28R-201T 28R-7703001–28R-7703239; …. Only with: All serials of PA-24, PA-24-250, PA-24-260, PA-24-400, PA-30, PA-39; PA-28R, PA-32R, PA-34 models (all serials of PA-34-200) only if not equipped with Piper P/N 78717-02 (or FAA-approved equivalent) main gear sidebrace stud in both main gear sidebrace bracket assemblies. |
| 98-04-27 | The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (PA-39) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Wings · skin · crackedJun 30, 2006
FLAP LT IB LWR SKIN CRACKED. MADE AIRWORTHY REPAIR IAW PA-39 SERVICE MANUAL, CHAPTER 4 PG 1F6 AND AC 43.13-1B SECTION 4 PARAGRAPH 4-57 FIGURE 4-6 AND SECTION 4 PARAGRAPH 4-58 FIGURE 4-16.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · crackedJun 30, 2006
CRACK IN RT WING OB SKIN NEAR SPAR. MADE AIRWORTHY REPAIR IAW PA-39 SERVICE MANUAL CHAPTER 4 PG 1F6 AND AC43.13-1B SECTION 4 PARAGRAPH 4-57 FIGURE 4-6 AND SECTION 4 PARAGRAPH 4-58 FIGURE 4-16
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Nacelles and pylons · skin · crackedJun 30, 2006
LT ENGINE COWL CRACKED AT FWD FASTENER. MADE AIRWORTHY REPAIR IAW PA-39 SRM CHAPTER 4 PG 1F6 AND AC43.13-1B SECTION 4 PARAGRAPH 4-57 FIGURE 4-6 AND SECTION 4 PARAGRAPH 4-58 FIGURE 4-16.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026