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1963 Piper Comanche 250Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Woolwich, Ontario, Canada

This 1963 Piper Comanche 250, registered as C-FTIP, presents a comprehensively upgraded and well-maintained example with 5,484 hours total time on the airframe. The aircraft features a recent, extensive avionics suite overhaul, including dual Garmin G5s, a GI 275 EIS, a GTN 650 GPS, a GNC 355 GPS/COM, and a GTX 345 transponder with ADS-B In/Out, all managed by a Garmin GMA 345 audio panel. It is also equipped with a new GFC 500 autopilot, making it a fully capable IFR platform with WAAS GPS. The engine, a 250 HP Lycoming O-540-A1D5, has 1,768 hours since major overhaul against a 2,000-hour TBO, and the 3-bladed McCauley propeller has 128...

Year: 1963

Make: Piper

Series: Comanche

Model: Comanche 250

Tail #: C-FTIP

Serial #: 243399

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Business, Recreational

Flight Rules: IFR

Useful Load: 1,048.85 lbs

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 5,484 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 1,768 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 128 hrs

Logbook Status: Complete logs available including: Annual 2025, US Airframe Log, US Engine Log, US Avionics Log, CAD Engine Log, CAD Prop Log, CAD Mod Log, CAD Airframe Log 2002-2025, CAD Journey Log 2016-2025

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN 650 - GPS, GNC GPS/COM

PFD

Garmin G5 PFD - Dual HSI

EMS/EIS

Garmin GI 275 - GI EIS

ADS-B Out

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX transponder (ADS-B in/out)

ADS-B In

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX transponder (ADS-B in/out)

Audio

Garmin GMA 345 - GMA Audio Panel

Autopilot

Garmin GFC 500 - Autopilot

Additional Equipment

Lighting System

Whelen Strobes - (top bottom of fuselage), LED landing lights (both wings) and LED lights

Battery System

Bogert Battery Box - Modification The Modification greatly improves performance. It modifies Piper Metal to eliminate the braided straps and ground connections known for heat generating, high resistance connection

Aerodynamic Modifications

JAS High Performance Wingtips - Underwing gear lobes fairings, Wing root fairings, Wing fillets, JAS Aileron, Flap Flap/Empennage Gaps Seals

Windshield

Arapaho One-Piece Windshield

Braking System

Pilot side toe brakes