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1965 Piper Comanche 260Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Rockland, ME, USA

This 1965 Piper Comanche 260, registration N8665P, presents with 6,649 hours total time on the airframe and 650 hours SMOH on its Western Skyways IO-540-D4A5 engine. The aircraft features a panel updated with a Garmin GI-275 PFD and HSI, and the vacuum system was removed in 2024. It is equipped with an STEC 65 autopilot with GPSS, serviced in 2024, and is ADS-B compliant with a Garmin GDL-82. The airframe benefits from LoPresti speed modifications, including a GTO cowl, gap seals, gear spats, and hubcaps, and has a stabilator VNE mod.

Recent maintenance includes a new 406 MHz ELT installed in 2025, new gear bungees in 2025, and four new...

Year
1965
Make
Piper
Series
PA-24/33 Comanche
Model
Comanche 260
Tail #
N8665P
Serial #
24-4112

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Business, Recreational
Flight Rules
IFR
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
6,649 hrs
Engine 1 Time
650 hrs (SMOH)
Logbook Status
Complete logbook history

Avionics

PFD

Garmin GI-275 - PFD

Autopilot

STEC 65 - STEC Autopilot with VS ALT Hold GPSS; Serviced 2024

GPS

Apollo CNX 80 - CNX FMS

ADS-B Out

Garmin GDL-82 - ADSB Out

Audio

PS PMA8000BT - PS Audio Panel

Comms

Apollo SL 30 - SL NAV COMM

EMS/EIS

EI CGR 30P - EI CGR and CGR Engine Monitor and Primary Instruments

Additional Equipment

Cowling System

LoPresti GTO Cowl - and Speed

Aerodynamic Modifications

Gap Seals, Gear Spats, and Hubcaps

Stabilator Modification

Stabilator VNE Mod

Fuel System

CIES Senders - (4) Fuel Bladders and CIES 2024

Emergency Locator Transmitter

ACK 406 - ACK Mhz ELT 2025

Lighting System

Whelen LED - LED Landing Lights and Strobes; LED Position Lights

Battery

Concord RG-35AXS - Battery 2022

Ignition System

Sure Fly Electronic Ignition - 2025

Fuel Injection

GAMI Injectors

Heating System

Block Heater - Cylinder and Pan

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
Super clean!
Exterior Notes
Remarkably clean and well maintained Comanche 260

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Model
IO-540-D4A5
Engine Power
260 HP
Propeller Model
Hartzell HC-C3Y

Asking Price

$155,000

Aircraft Location

Rockland, ME, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Oct 16, 2025: $155,000(-$10,000) - trade-a-plane

Sep 27, 2025: $165,000 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Sep 27, 2025

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