Single-engine turboprop

N252C

2012 Piper Meridian

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
4697498
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Valiair Lc Trustee (LLC)
Based
Casper, WY
Registration record

N252C on the FAA register

Type
2012 Piper Meridian (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697498
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Registered owner
Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2023-09-25
Airworthiness date
2012-09-21
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A25F1E
Mode S (octal)
50457436
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

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N252C to the current registrant.
  • 2012-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972-09-08
    N252C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-2 (s/n 108-3252); cancelled.
Overview

About N252C

N252C is a 2012 Piper Meridian (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697498. The FAA register lists Valiair Lc Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 25, 2023 and expires on September 30, 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 September 21, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N252C. 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

Published figures for the Piper Meridian type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Meridian specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-07-18 Accident · Challis,Id, 12 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3084
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108 — a different aircraft that carried the N252C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AL TO AVOID BLUFF AT END OF RNWY.

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.