Twin piston

N1071A

1979 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
31-7952195
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ocean Group LLC (LLC)
Based
Plantation, FL
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Registration record

N1071A on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-7952195
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD
Registered owner
Ocean Group LLC
Plantation, FL
Certificate issued
2023-11-15
Airworthiness date
2020-09-25
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A02131
Mode S (octal)
50020461
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N1071A to the current registrant.
  • 2020-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2009-10-21
    N1071A previously assigned to a Bell 206L I/C30P / 206L-1 (s/n 45340); cancelled.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1971-07-14
    N1071A previously assigned to a Piper PA-18 (s/n 18-658); cancelled.
Overview

About N1071A

N1071A is a 1979 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-7952195. The FAA register lists Ocean Group LLC as the registrant in Plantation, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 15, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 25, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1071A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-04-17 Accident · E. Island Blk15 Serious injury NTSB · FTW90LA096
Reported aircraft: Bell 206L-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N1071A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTINUITY IN THE COMPRESSOR SECTION OF THE ENGINE DUE TO A FATIQUE FAILURE OF THE SPUR ADAPTER GEAR SHAFT.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.