Single-engine piston

N1972X

2012 Piper Malibu Mirage

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
4636524
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ads Investment Firm LLC (LLC)
Based
Pacifica, CA
Registration record

N1972X on the FAA register

Type
2012 Piper Malibu Mirage (FAA: Piper PA 46-350P)
Serial
4636524
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
Registered owner
Ads Investment Firm LLC
Pacifica, CA
Certificate issued
2024-01-08
Airworthiness date
2012-01-18
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A184E0
Mode S (octal)
50302340
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,555 nm
Cruise (type)
216 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N1972X to the current registrant.
  • 2012-01-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1967-11-14
    N1972X previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane (s/n 18256072); cancelled.
Overview

About N1972X

N1972X is a 2012 Piper Malibu Mirage (FAA model PA 46-350P), serial number 4636524. The FAA register lists Ads Investment Firm LLC as the registrant in Pacifica, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 216 knots and a range of about 1,555 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 18, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1972X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
216 kt
Range
1,555 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,440 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,070 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-11-04 Accident · Tarpon Spring Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0967
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N1972X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: E.PX HEARD STALL WARNING PRIOR TO CRASH.

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.