Single-engine turboprop

N234PM

2005 Piper Meridian

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2005
Serial
4697200
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Diamond Enterprises LLC (LLC)
Based
Lincoln, NE
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Registration record

N234PM on the FAA register

Type
2005 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697200
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Diamond Enterprises LLC
Lincoln, NE
Certificate issued
2023-02-22
Airworthiness date
2022-01-10
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A218AD
Mode S (octal)
50414255
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N234PM to the current registrant.
  • 2022-11-09
    Accident at Bignell, NE; damage: destroyed.
  • 2022-01-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2010-10-29
    Accident at Port Mansfield, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 2003-07-07
    N234PM previously assigned to a Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II (s/n 10102); cancelled.
Overview

About N234PM

N234PM is a 2005 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697200. The FAA register lists Diamond Enterprises LLC as the registrant in Lincoln, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 22, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A 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 January 10, 2022.

N234PM has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2022-11-09 Accident · Bignell, NE Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN23FA031
Reported aircraft: Piper PA46-500TP
Probable cause: The pilot s flight into low instrument flight rules conditions and turbulence, which resulted in spatial disorientation, loss of control, and an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s lack of total instrument experience.
2010-10-29 Accident · Port Mansfield, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN11LA043
Reported aircraft: Piper PA46-500TP
Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons because examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have contributed to the loss of engine power.
1997-06-27 Accident · Monroe, LA Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW97LA309
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft F33A — a different aircraft that carried the N234PM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: an electrical short, which burned a hole in a fuel line, and subsequent fire from the burning fuel.

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.