Single-engine piston

N117KR

1997 Piper Malibu Mirage

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
4636088
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fox Planes LLC (LLC)
Based
Sterling Heights, MI
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Registration record

N117KR on the FAA register

Type
1997 Piper Malibu Mirage (FAA: Piper PA 46-350P)
Serial
4636088
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Fox Planes LLC
Sterling Heights, MI
Certificate issued
2021-04-02
Airworthiness date
1997-03-07
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A04725
Mode S (octal)
50043445
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,555 nm
Cruise (type)
216 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N117KR.
  • 2009-07-21
    Accident at Redmond, OR; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N117KR

N117KR is a 1997 Piper Malibu Mirage (FAA model PA 46-350P), serial number 4636088. The FAA register lists Fox Planes LLC as the registrant in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 216 knots and a range of about 1,555 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 7, 1997.

N117KR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
216 kt
Range
1,555 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,440 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,070 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-07-21 Accident · Redmond, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR09LA361
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-46-350P
Probable cause: An undetermined hydraulic system malfunction in the engine compartment during descent from cruise flight which resulted in an in-flight fire.

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.