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1959 Piper Comanche 250Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Placerville, CA, USA

This 1959 Piper Comanche 250, registered as N5466P, presents a high-performance complex aircraft with 3,700 hours total time on the airframe. The engine shows 950 hours since major overhaul with a teardown performed at the halfway point, while the Hartzell three-blade propeller has only 50 hours since its overhaul. The aircraft carries an 80-gallon fuel capacity with 50 gallons in the mains and 30 gallons in the tips, delivering a cruise speed of 170 MPH while burning 12 gallons per hour. With a useful load of 1,250 pounds, it is capable of comfortably carrying four people.

The aircraft features a modern center-stacked panel upgrade...

Year: 1959

Make: Piper

Series: Comanche

Model: Comanche 250

Tail #: N5466P

Serial #: 24-523

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Business, Recreational, Classic / Antique

Useful Load: 1,250 lbs

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 3,700 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 950 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 50 hrs (SPOH)

Logbook Status: Two gear incidences in its past all recorded in the logs. There is also a 400 hour gap in the airframe logs where a logbook was lost.

Inspection Status: Annual Due: July 2026

Avionics

Audio

King KMA 24 - KMA Audio Panel with 3LMB

GPS

Garmin GNC 250 XL - GNC XL GPS/COM

Comms

King KX 155 - KX Digital Flip Flop 760 Channel Nav/Com, KI VOR/Localizer Indicator, AT Transponder with Mode

ADS-B Out

Uavionics ADSB Out Beacon - ADSB Left Wingtip

EMS/EIS

Electronics International EGT - 6 Cylinder EGT

Additional Equipment

Windshield

One Piece Windshield

Landing Lights

Dual Landing Lights in Wingtips

Alternator

Plane Power alternator conversion

Nose Wheel

Large Nose-Wheel

Ground Power

Ground Power Input

Controls

Vernier Mixture and Prop Controls

Trim System

Overhead trim, Rudder trim

Ventilation

Four Air Vents

Brakes

Manual Brakes in Hand Lever

Baggage Door

Exhaust System

Electronics International 6 cylinder EGT

Transponder

Narco AT 50A - AT Transponder with Mode

Vernier Controls

Vernier mixture and prop controls

Temperature Gauge

Outside air temp gauge

Communication System

Dual push-to-talk buttons, Avionics master switch

Navigation Indicator

King KI 208 - KI VOR/Localizer Indicator

Electrical System

Plane Power Alternator Conversion

Fuel System

50 Gallons in the Mains 30 Gallons in the Tips

Tires

600x6 Tires All Three

Beacon

Tail Mounted Beacon

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating: 7/10

Paint Rating: 7/10

Interior Notes: Dark Blue fabric and Vinyl with matching carpet and side panels. Cream headliner. All good with some early wear.

Exterior Notes: Overall White with Dark Metallic Green and Gold accents in a modern scheme. Generally good and presentable, but with some amateur touch up in places that can be seen when close-up.