Twin piston

N179EC

1972 Piper Navajo

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
31-839
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kibler Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N179EC on the FAA register

Type
1972 Piper Navajo (FAA: Piper PA-31-310)
Serial
31-839
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Kibler Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2005-07-19
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A13B03
Mode S (octal)
50235403
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-07-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N179EC.
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N179EC

N179EC is a 1972 Piper Navajo (FAA model PA-31-310), serial number 31-839. The FAA register lists Kibler Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 2005 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N179EC.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N179EC.

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.