Single-engine turboprop

N26KC

Piper Meridian / M500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
4697113
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Carson City, NV
Registration record

N26KC on the FAA register

Type
Piper Meridian / M500 (FAA: Piper PA46-500TP)
Serial
4697113
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2025-03-26
Airworthiness date
2001-11-08
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A27D88
Mode S (octal)
50476610
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,000 nm
Cruise (type)
260 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N26KC.
  • 2001-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N26KC

N26KC is a Piper Meridian / M500 (FAA model PA46-500TP), serial number 4697113. The FAA register lists International Air Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 1,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 8, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N26KC.

Cruise
260 kt
Range
1,000 nm
Fuel burn
56 gph

Published figures for the Piper Meridian / M500 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 N26KC.

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.