Twin piston

N159D

1974 Piper P-Navajo

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
31P7530012
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIGO-541SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Synapse USA LLC (LLC)
Based
Mesa, AZ
Registration record

N159D on the FAA register

Type
1974 Piper P-Navajo (FAA: Piper PA-31P)
Serial
31P7530012
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIGO-541SER
Registered owner
Synapse USA LLC
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2024-01-25
Airworthiness date
1999-06-01
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0EBE9
Mode S (octal)
50165751
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
840 nm
Cruise (type)
215 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N159D to the current registrant.
  • 1999-06-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996-02-13
    N159D previously assigned to a Cessna 185A (s/n 185-0303); cancelled.
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N159D

N159D is a 1974 Piper P-Navajo (FAA model PA-31P), serial number 31P7530012. The FAA register lists Synapse USA LLC as the registrant in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIGO-541SER engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 215 knots and a range of about 840 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 1, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N159D.

Cruise
215 kt
Range
840 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
890 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,115 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

Published figures for the Piper P-Navajo type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N159D.

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.