Twin piston

N1872H

1975 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
31-7652053
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rantoul, KS
Registration record

N1872H on the FAA register

Type
1975 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-7652053
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc
Rantoul, KS
Certificate issued
2020-07-24
Airworthiness date
1975-12-18
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A15D53
Mode S (octal)
50256523
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N1872H to the current registrant.
  • 1975-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-01-04
    N1872H previously assigned to a Cessna 310C (s/n 35972); cancelled.
Overview

About N1872H

N1872H is a 1975 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-7652053. The FAA register lists Dodson International Parts Inc as the registrant in Rantoul, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 2020 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 December 18, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1872H. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-12-25 Accident · Rock Springs,Wyo, 50 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4725
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310C — a different aircraft that carried the N1872H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IE,AND RAWLINS,WYO.ACFT IN FLAT SPIN AT IMPACT.

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.