N801PC1965 Piper PA-24-260
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Palacios, TX
- Certificate issued
- Mar 10, 2009
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 8, 1965
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-24-260
- Year
- 1965
- Serial number
- 24-4256
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AAE6DC
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 310 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2009 – nowIndividual ownerPalacios, TX · 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 (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-17-06 | Flight Controls | Oct 22, 2012 | Airframe (PA-24-260)Certain serial numbers: PA-24 24-1–24-3687; PA-24-250 24-1; PA-24-250 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-260 24-3642; PA-24-260 24-4000–24-5034. Only with: Horn P/N 20397-00 (assembly P/N 20399) installed. |
| 99-05-09 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA- 24, PA-28, PA-32, and PA-34 Series Airplanes | Mar 19, 1999 | Airframe (PA-24-260)Certain serial numbers: PA-23-235 27-505–27-622; PA-23-250 27-01–27-2504; PA-24-180 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-250 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-260 24-3642; PA-24-260 24-4000–24-5028; …. Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2). |
| 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-24-260)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. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
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.
- Flight controls · bellcrank · crackedDec 19, 2003
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BELLCRANK BOLT HOLE. ON CLOSER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR BOLT HOLES HAD CRACKS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PROGRESSION. THE CRACKS BEGIN AT THE END OF THE PART AND PROCEED TOWARDS THE BOLT HOLE, ONLY ONE HAS MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOLT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · bracket · crackedDec 19, 2003
DURING RUDDER REMOVAL FOR REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN MIDDLE RUDDER HINGE BRACKET MOUNTED ON THE VERTICAL FIN. THE CRACK IS AT THE HINGE BEARING HOLE. DUE TO THE LOCATION, THIS CRACK WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN VISIBLE WITHOUT REMOVING THE RUDDER FIRST. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS SPEED MODS AND IS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 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