Twin piston

N120JD

1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
31-8152179
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lamb Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Perris, CA
Registration record

N120JD on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8152179
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Lamb Aviation LLC
Perris, CA
Certificate issued
2023-11-07
Airworthiness date
1981-09-30
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0547E
Mode S (octal)
50052176
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).
  • 2023-11-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N120JD.
  • 1996-10-31
    Incident at Mccomb, MS; damage: minor.
  • 1981-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N120JD

N120JD is a 1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8152179. The FAA register lists Lamb Aviation LLC as the registrant in Perris, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 7, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 30, 1981.

N120JD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-10-31 Incident · Mccomb, MS Damage: Minor NTSB · MIA97IA016
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350
Probable cause: the lineman's fueling of the aircraft with the wrong type fuel, the pilot's failure to verify the type of fuel added to the aircraft before flight, and failure of the refueling facility to be equipped with the proper fuel nozzle.

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.