Twin turboprop

N15KW

1981 Piper Cheyenne IIXL

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
31T-8166014
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Redondo Beach, CA
Registration record

N15KW on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Cheyenne IIXL (FAA: Piper PA-31T2)
Serial
31T-8166014
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Redondo Beach, CA
Certificate issued
2018-02-08
Airworthiness date
1982-10-15
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0C8CC
Mode S (octal)
50144314
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,100 nm
Cruise (type)
245 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N15KW.
  • 1982-10-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N15KW

N15KW is a 1981 Piper Cheyenne IIXL (FAA model PA-31T2), serial number 31T-8166014. It is registered to an individual in Redondo Beach, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 245 knots and a range of about 1,100 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 15, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N15KW.

Cruise
245 kt
Range
1,100 nm
Power / thrust (each)
620
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,940 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,446 ft
Fuel burn
101 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cheyenne IIXL 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 N15KW.

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.