N97VP - 1964 PIPER TWIN COMANCHE

1964

PIPER

TWIN COMANCHE

Used

N97VP

IFR

LHQ

SALE PENDING 1964 Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche with counter-rotating props and many speed mods. This aircraft is a very well maintained and equipped, long-range cross-country aircraft, with 120 gals fuel capacity. This is a very safe and economical twin-engine aircraft. VMC speed (70 KIAS) is less than rotation speed (78 KIAS) and flies around at 160 KTAS at 10K burning about 15 gph total. This is a true four-person aircraft that can carry up to 200 lbs in the baggage compartment. 1348 useful load. Aircraft is still flying, so times will change.

6783

3,725 lb

2,377 lb

1,348 lb

120 gal

Yes

Yes

Yes

Upgrades -One-piece windshield -¼" glass on sides -Nose taxi light with LED light -Knots2U engine cowling nose bowls -Knots2U engine air induction system -Brittain Industries TT-5 wing tip tanks -Aero-Trim electric adjustable aileron trim -Knots2U wing fillits -Knots2U wing root fairings -Knots2U gear lobe fairings -Knots2U flap, flap to fuselage, and rudder gap seals -Knots2U rudder fin cap fairing with strobe -Knots2U High-Intensity Discharge light assembly -Knots2U engine nacelle stainless steel fairing kit -Knots2U stainless steel exterior screw fastener kit -Aeroflash strobes on wingtips, belly, and top of tail with Whelen strobe power supply -Cygnet Aerospace control wheels pilot/copilot -Passenger foot brakes -Small nose wheel -Precise Flight 2000 series speed brakes with yoke-mounted button -No vacuum systems -Cies digital fuel level senders in all six fuel tanks -Rosen cockpit sun visors -Piper side window OAT gauge -Auxiliary power receptacle, piper plug -Phill-Air Inc front seat shoulder harnesses -Swift Fuel UL94 STC; purchased, included, but not installed -Landing gear system was completely inspected and overhauled to include stripped, repainted, new landing gear conduits, new wiring, new landing gear switches, new hardware, new springs -Bruce's Custom Cover with embroidered engine cowling plugs and pitot tube cover

LYCOMING

IO-320-B1A

160 HP

1048

SFRM

2000

2003

-Zero-time Lycoming Factory Remanufactured engine installed Oct 2003 -Gami injectors -Sky-Tec starters -M-20 air/oil separator -Engine oil analysis results for the last 5 years

LYCOMING

LIO-320-B1A

160 HP

1048

SFRM

2000

2003

-Counter-rotating -Gami injectors -Sky-Tec starters -M-20 air/oil separator -Zero-time Lycoming Factory Remanufactured engine installed Oct 2003 -Engine oil analysis results for the last 5 years

HARTZELL

HC-E2YL-2BSF

1

SOH

HARTZELL

1

SOH

2

Aluminum

Left Prop -0 SOH (Overhaul Aug 24) -Hartzell HC-E2YL-2BSF aluminum prop -Dynamically balanced Right Prop -0 SOH (Overhaul Aug 24) -Hartzell HC-E2YL-2BLSF aluminum prop -Dynamically balanced

AVIDYNE

EX500

AVIDYNE

IFD550

AVIDYNE

IFD440

GARMIN

GTX345

S-TEC

SYSTEM 60-2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-Garmin G5 attitude indicator with GAD29B, GMU11, backup battery, GPSS, and OAT for True Airspeed -Garmin G5 HSI with backup battery, winds aloft, and secondary attitude indicator; interfaced with IFD550 -Garmin GI-106 CDI; interfaced with IFD440 -Avidyne IFD 550 hybrid-touch with Attitude Reference System, synthetic vision, Jeppesen charts, traffic, weather, Forward Looking Terrain Alerting, WIFI/BT streaming -Avidyne IFD 440 hybrid-touch with traffic, weather, Forward Looking Terrain Alerting, WIFI/BT streaming -Avidyne EX500 Multi-Function Display with weather radar and Jeppesen charts -Avidyne AMX240 audio control panel with Bluetooth for music/phone -Garmin GTX345 ADSB-B in/out transponder with wireless streaming of weather, traffic, GPS position, and backup attitude -Garmin GDL-69A Sirius XM satellite weather/radio receiver -L-3 Avionics Skywatch 497 Traffic Collision Avoidance System -Bendix King RDR2100 non-stabilized color weather radar -AmeriKing AK-550-6 14VDC to 28VDC power converter for RDR2100 -Aerospace Logic FL206D six-tank fuel indicator -Cies digital fuel senders in all six tanks indicating very accurate fuel levels -STEC 60-2 two-axis autopilot; interfaced with IFD550 -STEC manual electric trim system with yoke mounted switch -STEC ST-360 altitude alerter/preselect -STEC ST-901 GPSS -JPI EDM 760 engine data management with engine oil temperature -Shadin Digiflo fuel management -Horizon Instruments P1000 digital prop tachometer and magneto monitor -Coax cable jack to external antenna for handheld radio -Interav alternators -Plane Power voltage regulators -Bogert Aviation copper electrical cables -ACK E-04 406 Mhz ELT -Avionics cooling fan -Dual avionics bus -Pfluenger's wood grain back lighted instrument panel overlay -Instrument glare shield strip lighting -Detachable cockpit utility flood light -MD93 clock and USB charger

1999

-Painted Oct 1999; 6/10 -Colors: White (WP50 Acry Glo), Saturn Gold (44495 Imron), and Blue (24160U Imron)

2002

4

-Interior installed Aug 2002; 7/10 -Tan leather seats with Piper embroidered logo -New SDS wool carpet and N97VP embroidered mats for cabin and cargo area installed Nov 2023

Pertinent Maintenance Dates/Times (as of 22Jul24) -Annual Inspection (12 mo): Aug 2024 (currently in annual) -Engine Overhaul (2000 hrs): Oct 2003 / 1048 hrs SFRM L&R -Prop Overhaul (2000 hrs / 60 mos): Aug 2024 / 0 hrs (L&R currently being overhauled) -Slick Mags L&R (500 hrs): Aug 2024 / 0 hrs (currently being overhauled) -Engine Induction Seals (500 hrs): Nov 2020 / 363 hrs since complete -Lycoming Valve Insp (400 hrs): Dec 2021 / 200 hrs since complete -AD77-13-21 par A Gear Insp (1000 hrs): Sep 2023 / 114 hrs since complete -AD77-13-21 par B Gear Bungee Cord (3 yrs): Sep 2023 / 114 hrs since complete -AD79-12-08 Fuel Selector Valves (50 hrs): Aug 2024 / 0 hrs since complete -AD79-20-10 Aileron Nose Rib (100 hrs): Aug 2024 / 0 hrs since complete -AD83-10-01 Fuel Bowl (50 hrs): Aug 2024 / 0 hrs since complete -AD04-21-05 Heater Pressure Decay Test (100 HTR hobbs / 24 mo): Sep 2023 since complete -Pitot static & transponder check (24 mo): Sep 2023 since complete -ELT battery (5 yrs): May 2024 since complete -ELT remote and audio battery (8 yrs): Jun 2019 since complete