Single-engine piston

N109MB

1978 Piper Turbo Lance II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
32R-7887238
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Firefly Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Midland, TX
Registration record

N109MB on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Turbo Lance II (FAA: Piper PA-32RT-300T)
Serial
32R-7887238
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Firefly Aviation LLC
Midland, TX
Certificate issued
2023-09-24
Airworthiness date
1979-08-04
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A02738
Mode S (octal)
50023470
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
648 nm
Cruise (type)
175 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N109MB to the current registrant.
  • 2009-12-16
    N109MB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Sonex (s/n 119); cancelled.
  • 1991-03-25
    N109MB previously assigned to a Agusta Agusta A109 (s/n 7303); cancelled.
  • 1979-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N109MB

N109MB is a 1978 Piper Turbo Lance II (FAA model PA-32RT-300T), serial number 32R-7887238. The FAA register lists Firefly Aviation LLC as the registrant in Midland, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 175 knots and a range of about 648 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 4, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N109MB.

Cruise
175 kt
Range
648 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,875 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,760 ft
Fuel burn
19 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N109MB.

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.