Single-engine turboprop

N170LA

2008 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
4697341
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Educators Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N170LA on the FAA register

Type
2008 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697341
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Educators Aviation LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2016-12-08
Airworthiness date
2016-10-04
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A11A28
Mode S (octal)
50215050
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,018 nm
Cruise (type)
260 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N170LA.
  • 2016-10-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
Overview

About N170LA

N170LA is a 2008 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697341. The FAA register lists Educators Aviation LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 260 knots and a range of about 1,018 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 4, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N170LA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
260 kt
Range
1,018 nm
Power / thrust (each)
500
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,438 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,110 ft
Fuel burn
45 gph

Published figures for the Piper Meridian type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Meridian specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-09-16 Accident · Hope, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC88LA140
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170B — a different aircraft that carried the N170LA registration before this airframe.

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.