Twin turboprop

N234EL

2008 Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180 Avanti II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
1153
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Elg Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Birmingham, AL
Registration record

N234EL on the FAA register

Type
2008 Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180 Avanti II
Serial
1153
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B
Registered owner
Elg Air LLC
Birmingham, AL
Certificate issued
2022-12-09
Airworthiness date
2022-12-22
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A217CB
Mode S (octal)
50413713
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,500 nm
Cruise (type)
346 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2022-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N234EL.
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
Overview

About N234EL

N234EL is a 2008 Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180 Avanti II, serial number 1153. The FAA register lists Elg Air LLC as the registrant in Birmingham, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 346 knots and a range of about 1,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 22, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N234EL.

Cruise
346 kt
Range
1,500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
850
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,630 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,650 ft
Fuel burn
129 gph

Published figures for the Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180 Avanti II type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N234EL.

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.