Single-engine turboprop

N231CM

2002 Piper Meridian

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2002
Serial
4697146
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Qet Aircraft Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Rancho Viejo, TX
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Registration record

N231CM on the FAA register

Type
2002 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697146
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
Registered owner
Qet Aircraft Services LLC
Rancho Viejo, TX
Certificate issued
2011-09-28
Airworthiness date
2002-10-06
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A20C75
Mode S (octal)
50406165
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

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-09-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N231CM to the current registrant.
  • 2002-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982-04-19
    N231CM previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 28-7890252); cancelled.
  • 1981-11-17
    Accident at Las Vegas,Nv, 28; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N231CM

N231CM is a 2002 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697146. The FAA register lists Qet Aircraft Services LLC as the registrant in Rancho Viejo, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 28, 2011 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 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 6, 2002.

N231CM has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-11-17 Accident · Las Vegas,Nv, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2444
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28

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.