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N8956Y

Piper PA-39

Valid Delaware

N8956Y is a Piper PA-39, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with a piston engine, built in 1971. It has 6 seats. It is registered to Dark Side Aeronautical INC, a corporation in Wilmington, Delaware. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 28, 2012 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated July 13, 1971.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-39
Serial number
39-116
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 2 motors · Lycoming IO-320 SERIES · 150 hp
Seats
6
Year built
1971
Cruising speed
183 mph
Transponder code
AC5B28 (octal 53055450)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 28, 2012
Expires
November 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 23, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · July 13, 1971
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00851601

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Dark Side Aeronautical INC
Type
Corporation
Address
3511 Silverside Rd Ste 105
Wilmington, DE 19810-4902

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data